Learn Your Home's Architectural Roots

Cape Cods are one of the oldest traditional American architectural home styles.

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As the early Dutch settlers made their homes along the Hudson River in New York State, they built brick and stone homes that were reminiscent of those found in the Netherlands.

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Most often seen in the Midwest and southern mountain regions of the United States, log cabin style homes were popular until the mid-nineteenth century.

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There are numerous styles of Victorian architecture, and many Victorian style homes often include design elements from several of these styles.

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Colonial style homes remain one of the most popular of what we consider classic American designs.

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Tudor style homes reached a peak of popularity in the 1920’s and 1930’s and again in the 1970’s and 1980’s.

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Mediterranean style homes have their design roots in the grand homes found in the warm sunny locales of countries such as Spain and Italy.

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The name Craftsman comes from a magazine famed furniture designer Gustav Stickley published in the early 1900’s, in which he included house plans he designed.

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Also known as a California Ranch, ranch style homes hit their height of popularity between the 1940’s and 1970’s.

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“Contemporary” can be a relative term, since it refers to a period of time that is conditionally “recent” — a measure of time that is not fixed.

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