Architectural Styles
Art Deco houses: geometry, curves and decorative detail
Find out which features mark an Art Deco house, from stepped forms and geometric ornament to streamlined curves and the materials behind the style's polished look.
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Architectural Styles
The forms, rooflines and facades of well-known house styles, with the history behind each one and the clues that help you tell them apart in any neighborhood.
Architectural Styles
Craftsman bungalows: origins and defining features
Craftsman bungalows grew from the Arts and Crafts movement. Their low gabled roofs, deep porches, exposed structure and built-in woodwork define a style worth recognizing.
Architectural Styles
Georgian homes and the appeal of symmetry
Georgian houses look orderly because their facades balance a central door, matched windows and regular proportions. Learn how symmetry, sash windows and classical ideas shaped the style.
Architectural Styles
Mid-century modern houses: how their design took shape
See how postwar materials, open plans, large glazing and earlier modernist ideas shaped mid-century modern houses, and what to check in an original example.
Architectural Styles
Tudor revival homes and their half-timbered facades
Understand what the half-timbered look on Tudor revival houses signifies, how the original timber frame was built and how to recognize the revival style on the street.
Architectural Styles
Victorian and Edwardian houses compared at a glance
Learn how Victorian and Edwardian houses differ in timing, facade decoration, roof shapes and interior planning, and why the two labels are often confused.