Georgian Colonial House Style 1690s - 1830. This symmetrical, orderly style became prominant in Colonial America.

Federalist / Adam Housing Styles 1780 - 1840. These orderly, austere homes closely resemble the Georgian style.

Greek Revival House Style 1825-1860. Democratic ideals are reflected in the classical details of Greek Revival homes.

Victorian Gothic Styles 1840-1880. These buildings feature arches, pointed windows and other details borrowed from medieval Gothic cathedrals.

Carpenter Gothic and High Victorian Gothic architecture.

Victorian Italianate House Styles 1840-1885. Old World ideals transplanted to the United States.

Second Empire Styles 1855-1885. With their high mansard roofs, these houses evoked European majesty.

Victorian Stick & Eastlake House Styles 1860-1890. Trusses and stickwork suggest medieval building techniques.

Folk Victorian 1870-1910. Just plain folk could afford these no-fuss homes, using trimwork made possible by mass production.

Victorian Romanesque Styles 1880-1900. Romantic, castle-like buildings, often constructed of stone, inspired by designer Henry Hobson Richardson.

Victorian Queen Anne House Styles 1880-1910. Towers, turrets, wrap around porches and other fanciful details.

Colonial Revival House Styles 1880-1955. These symmetrical houses combine elements of Federal and Georgian architecture.

Mission & California Mission 1890-1920. Stucco walls, arches and other details inspired by the Spanish mission churches of colonial America.

Tudor, Medieval Revival and English Country 1890-1940. Decorative half-timbering and other details suggest medieval building techniques.

Italian Renaissance Revival 1890 -1935. A fascination for the architecture of Renaissance Italy inspired these elegant homes and villas.

American Foursquare Homes 1895-1930. This practical, economical style became one of the most popular in the United States.

Prairie School Architecture 1900-1920. The low, linear style pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright

Craftsman Bungalow Homes 1905-1930. From the Arts & Crafts movement, an American style popularized through mail order catalogs.

Spanish Revival Styles 1915-1940. The opening of the Panama canal inspired a variety of Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean styles.

French Inspired Homes 1915-1945. French ideas are reflected in grand estates and quaint cottages

Ranch Homes 1935 - 1975. A rambling style which became dominant in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.

Dome Homes Late 20th century. Monolithic domes and the innovative geodesic dome technology pioneered by Buckminister Fuller. Earth Homes From prehistoric times to the present. Cob, straw bale, earth bermed and underground homes are inexpensive, energy efficient and surprisingly comfortable.