Moderndomestic Architecture

ModernDomestic Architecture

IntheculturallandscapeofNorthAmericamanyrelicsoffolkarchitecturecanbefound.

Thehouseisamodernadaptationofa

folkhousethataddedawingasthestyle1nigratedwestward.Itisa2l/2 storyhousebuiltaroundacentralchimney.

This""houseisagoodexampleofUpland SouthernFolkarchitecture. Builtofnotchedlogsithasabreezewaybetweenthetworooms. ThesesouthernloghomesweregenerallysmallerthantheirYankeecounterparts.

This""houseisanexampleofAfrican-Americanfolkdwellingsoncecommonintheruralsouth. Thenarrow-widthhousewassometimes2,3or4roomsindepth.

1'he""isacommonvarietyofCanadianfolkarchitecturewithitsdistinctivegabledfrontdormerwindows.

The""styledwellingfromNewEnglandfeaturesasteeproofwithsidegablesanda symmetricallayoutwiththedoorinthecenter.

Theoriginalstylewas1nade ofwoodandcoveredbywoodclapboards.Thismodifiedversionhasdonnerwindowsandbay windowsinsteadofthetypicaln1ulti-paned,double-hungwindows.

•TheorstyleofarchitecturewasdominantintheUnitedStatesfrom1880to1900.

•Afull-widthporch,baywindows,multiplegables,dormersandoccasionallytowersandturretsdecoratethestyle home.

This""stylehomehasthetypicalsteeply­pitched gableroof.Theoriginal""stylecamefromtheNetherlandsandwaspopularfrom1624-1820.

•Thispicturesqueandromanticstyle featured steeply-pitchedirregularroofshapeswithadominantgableinthefront.

The(1910-1940)becamepopularinsuburbanareasintheI920s. ThestyleislooselybasedonMedievalconstruction.

The""typicallyhasasteeply-pitchedroofandhalf-timberingoftenwithstuccoormasonryveneeredwalls.

The""(1900-1920)wassupposedlyamodifiedversionofanIndianruralvernacularform.

Thebungalowtypicallyhasalow-pitchedroofwithwideoverhangeaves.

Thisnarrowhomefitseasilyonsmallcitylots.IntheMidwestthisversionofthe""is

Oftenthehadhand-craftedstoneor

woodworkandFrankLloydWrightdesignmotifs.Notethe

knownasthe"

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incisedporchandthe3overIsashwindows.

The""stylewasinspiredbythedesignsofFrankLloydWright.Notethehorizontalelementsinthis"prairie"stylehome.

•Somehomesinthesuburbsof ChicagoreflecttheinfluenceofFrankLloydWright's

""stylearchitecture.

•This""withallroomsononeleveltakesupalargerlotandhasencouragedurbansprawl.

Commonlybuiltinthe1950sand1960s,thisstyleofhomeisangoodexampleofmaladaptivediffusion since itwasintendedfortheyearroundlivingofsouthernCalifornia.

The""wasapopularvariationontheranchbuilt

fromthe1950stothe1970s.Thelowerlevelhadthegarageandfamilyroom.Themid-levelareacontainedthediningroomandlivingroomandtheupperlevelprovidedthebedrooms.

• The(1700-1800)used

Renaissanceinspiredclassicalsymmetry. Typicallyitwas2roomsdeepand2roomshighwithendchimneysandpilastersaroundthedoor.

NamedafterKingGeorgeIIIofEngland,itisthe

mostlong-livedstyleofarchitectureintheU.S. This

------revivalisstillpopular insuburbsoftheNortheastandMidwest.

Thestyletypicallydisplayssteep-pitchedroofs,dormersandadiversityofrooflevels,windowopeningsandachimney.

Thestylefeatures2or3stories, alow-pitchedroof,andwideoverhangingeaves.

Narrowwindows,"Romancolumns"andarchwaysare

commonfeaturesofthisstyle.

•Arched-windows,anasymmetricalfa9adeandstucco-wallsurfacesaretypicalof this style. Itisraretofinditoutsideof Texas, Floridaor theSouthwest.

Thismodern""stylewascommonly builtinthe1960s.Typicalofthisstyleisthehigh-pitchedroofwithmultiple rooflevelsandavarietyofwindowsizesthatemphasizegeometricshapes.

•orisinspiredbythearchitectureofSpainandLatinAmerica. Thelow­pitchedroofwithlittleeaveoverhangfeaturesredtiles.

TheresemblestheFrenchstyle architectureof theageofLouisXIVortheSecondFrenchEmpire. Notethedual-pitched,hippedroof withdormerwindowsonasteepslope.

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Mostphotoswere·takenintheHomewoodandFlossmoorarea(suburbs25milessouthofChicago)withthehomeownerspermission.

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