American Foursquare Influenced
The American Foursquare or "Prairie Box" was a post-Victorian style, which shared many features with the Prairie architecture pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright. During the early 1900s and 1910s, Wright even designed his own variations on the Foursquare. Many examples are trimmed with tiled roofs, cornice-line brackets, or other details drawn from Craftsman, Italian Renaissance, or Mission architecture.
California Modern
This style emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor plans, with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in. Many Mid-century houses utilized then-groundbreaking post and beam architectural design that eliminated bulky support walls in favor of walls seemingly made of glass. Function was as important as form in Mid-Century designs, with an emphasis placed specifically on targeting the needs of the average American family.
This style emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor plans, with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in. Many Mid-century houses utilized then-groundbreaking post and beam architectural design that eliminated bulky support walls in favor of walls seemingly made of glass. Function was as important as form in Mid-Century designs, with an emphasis placed specifically on targeting the needs of the average American family.
Cape Cod Influenced
The Pilgrims designed houses that provided safety from New England’s extreme winter climate. To fight the chill, the Pilgrims built extensive central chimneys and low ceilinged rooms to conserve heat. The steep roof characteristic of New England homes also prevented excessive amounts of snow from accumulating on the house.
Craftsman Influenced
Popularized at the turn of the 20th century by architect and furniture designer Gustav Stickley in his magazine, The Craftsman, the Craftsman-style bungalow reflected, said Stickley, “a house reduced to it’s simplest form... its low, broad proportions and absolute lack of ornamentation gives it a character so natural and unaffected that it seems to... blend with any landscape.”
Modern
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. Modern architecture has continued into the 21st century as a contemporary style. It takes the form of numerous movements, schools of design, and architectural styles, some in tension with one another, and often equally defying such classification.
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. Modern architecture has continued into the 21st century as a contemporary style. It takes the form of numerous movements, schools of design, and architectural styles, some in tension with one another, and often equally defying such classification.
Prairie
Frank Lloyd Wright transformed the American home when he began to design “Prairie” style houses. Frank Lloyd Wright coined Prairie Architecture with it’s low-pitched roofs, overhanging eaves, horizontal lines, central chimney, open floor plans and clerestory windows. Mr. Wright would probably be surprised by the lack of chimneys on new homes being constructed today.
Frank Lloyd Wright transformed the American home when he began to design “Prairie” style houses. Frank Lloyd Wright coined Prairie Architecture with it’s low-pitched roofs, overhanging eaves, horizontal lines, central chimney, open floor plans and clerestory windows. Mr. Wright would probably be surprised by the lack of chimneys on new homes being constructed today.
Saltbox Influenced
The Salt Box traditionally had a shorter steep roof line in front and a longer steep slope in back making the house look bigger from the front than it actually was. The Saltbox house plan is a graceful and easy way to enlarge the interior space in the home. The saltbox originated in New England, and is an example of American colonial architecture.