A-Frame
This style is made up of triangular and tee-pee shaped homes.
Art Deco
A vertically oriented design includes flat roofs and metal window casements.
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau homes are asymmetrical shapes and utilize arches and curved forms extensively.
Arts & Crafts/Craftsman
Full- or partial-width porches are framed by tapered columns and overhanging eaves.
Bi-Level
Typically a one story house plan that has been raised up and another level of living provided on the ground floor or raised basement floor.
Bungalow
A forerunner of the craftsman style, you'll find rustic exteriors and sheltered-feeling interiors.
Cape Cod
A true classic, Cape Cod homes have gabled roofs and unornamented fronts.
Chalet
Chalets have the characteristic Alpine look.
Chateau
A Chateau is a stately residence.
Colonial
An offshoot of the Cape Cod style, it features a rectangular design and second-floor bedrooms.
Contemporary
Unmistakably modern, this style has odd-sized windows and little ornamentation.
Creole
A front wall recedes to form a first-story porch and a second-story balcony.
Dutch Colonial
German settlers originated this style, which features a broad, barn-like roof.
Earth Home
Earth Sheltered homes are homes that lie mostly beneath the ground surface.
English/Tudor
English and Tudor style homes have half-timbering on bay windows and upper floors, and steep cross gables.
Federal
This style arose amid a renewed interest in Greek and Roman culture.
French
Balance and symmetry define the French Provincial style, which has a steep hip roof.
G
Georgian
With paired chimneys and a decorative crown, this style was named after English royalty.
Gothic Revival
English romanticism influenced this style, marked by Gothic windows and vaulted roofs.
Greek Revival
Entryway columns and a front door surrounded by rectangular windows are characteristic.
Historic
A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history.
International
The International style exposes functional building elements, including elevator shafts.
Italianate
This style has symmetrical bay windows in front, small chimneys, and tall windows.
Log
A house made from logs.
Manufactured
A manufactured home is one type of factory-built prefab housing.
Mid-Century
Mid-Century is an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture, and urban development from roughly 1933 – 1965.
Mission
This style home was inspired by the Spanish mission churches of colonial America.
Modular
Modular homes are factory-built, but, unlike manufactured homes, they do not rest on a steel chassis, they are assembled on a fixed foundation.
Monterey
The Monterey style updates the New England Colonial style with an Adobe brick exterior.
Multi-Level
This style is made of staggered floor plans, giving the home a multi-dimensional look.
National
Rooted in Native American dwellings, the National style is rectangular with side-gabled roofs.
Neoclassical
Neoclassical homes exist in incarnations from one-story cottages to multilevel manses.
Prairie
Originated by Frank Lloyd Wright, this style can be house boxy or low-slung.
Pueblo
Flat roofs, straight-edge window frames, and earth-colored walls typify Pueblos.
Queen Anne
Emerging in the Victorian era, the style features inventive floor plans and decorative chimneys.
Ranch
Ranch homes are set apart by pitched-roof construction, built-in garages, and picture windows.
Regency
The style borrows the Georgian's classic lines, yet eschews ornamentation.
Rustic
Rustic style home is typically found in the country.
Saltbox
Its sharply sloping gable roof resembles old-time boxes used for storing salt.
Second Empire
This Victorian style features mansard roofs with dormer windows.
Shed
A subset of the Modern style, Shed houses are asymmetric with sloping roofs.
Shingle
An American style that echoes Queen Anne, it has unadorned doors and large porches.
Shotgun
Tradition says that a shotgun blast can trace a straight path from the front to back door.
Spanish
This style has details from many different styles.
Stick
Decorative horizontal, vertical, or diagonal boards are typical of this Victorian style.
Traditional American
This style home combines several design elements of classic designs.
Tri-Level
A Tri-level style home usually has two stacked levels and a third level extending to one side.
Two-Story
A house with 2 floors/levels of equal or similar square footage.
Victorian
Built during the rise of the machine age, Victorian architecture incorporated decorative details such as patterned shingles.
Western
A Western style home is defined as a house with western characteristics.