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Art Deco
The 1925 Paris Exhibition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs launched the Art Deco style, which echoed the Machine Age with geometric decorative elements and a vertically oriented design.
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California Bungalow
The style, often called the California Bungalow, was most popular between 1900 and 1920 and evolved into the Craftsman movement.
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Colonial
America's colonial period encompassed a number of housing types and styles, including Cape Cod, Saltbox, Georgian, and Dutch Colonial.
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Contemporary
You know them by their odd-sized and often tall windows, their lack of ornamentation, and their unusual mixtures of wall materials--stone, brick, and wood, for instance.
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Craftsman
Popularized at the turn of the 20th century by architect and furniture designer Gustav Stickley in his magazine, The Craftsman.
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Creole
The Creole Cottage, which is mostly found in the South, originated in New Orleans in the 1700s. The homes are distinguished by a front wall that recedes to form a first-story porch and second-story balcony that stretch across the entire front of the structure.
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Dutch Colonial
This American style originated in homes built by German, or "Deutsch" settlers in Pennsylvania as early as the 1600s.
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Federal
Ubiquitous up and down the East Coast, Federal-style architecture dates from the late 1700s and coincided with a reawakening of interest in classical Greek and Roman culture. Builders began to add swags, garlands, elliptical windows, and other decorative details to rectangular Georgian houses.
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French Provincial
Balance and symmetry are the ruling characteristics of this formal style. Homes are often brick with detailing in copper or slate. Windows and chimneys are symmetrical and perfectly balanced, at least in original versions of the style.
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Georgian
Befitting a king�in fact, the style is named for four King Georges of England �Georgian homes are refined and symmetrical with paired chimneys and a decorative crown over the front door.
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Gothic Revival
The influence of English romanticism and the mass production of elaborate wooden millwork after the Industrial Revolution fueled the construction of Gothic Revival homes in the mid-1800s.
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Greek Revival
This style is predominantly found in the Midwest, South, New England, and Midatlantic regions, though you may spot subtypes in parts of California. Its popularity in the 1800s stemmed from archeological findings of the time, indicating that the Grecians had spawned Roman culture.
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