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Pueblo Revival Architectural Style

By Henry Parker

While many architectural styles in the United States took their inspiration from abroad, a few are largely home grown. The Pueblo Revival style, also known as the Santa Fe or Adobe style, is one of these. With roots in the traditional building methods of the Southwest’s native Pueblo people, this style is best known for […]

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Florida Cracker Architectural Style

By Henry Parker

Staying comfortable in Florida’s heat and humidity isn’t easy under the best of circumstances, and for the state’s early settlers, circumstances were hardly ideal. With little in the way of time or resources, they relied on local materials and ingenuity when building their homes. The Florida Cracker architectural style was the result. As simple as […]

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Saltbox Architectural Style

By Henry Parker

With its asymmetrical roof and restrained facade, the Saltbox house has become an icon of New England’s coastal areas. When Colonial-era families first developed the style, though, they weren’t aiming for aesthetic appeal. The Saltbox architectural style was born as an adaptation to the harsh realities of early Colonial life. Families learned to be inventive […]

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Folk Victorian Architectural Style

By Henry Parker

With its complex structures and ornate embellishments, high-style British Victorian architecture conveys a distinct sense of luxury. To enjoy the beauty of this style for themselves, middle-class Americans of the era were inspired to find a more practical alternative. Enter the folk Victorian style. Built with a more inventive, eclectic approach, folk Victorian homes display […]

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Antebellum Architectural Style

By Henry Parker

The words “Antebellum home” evoke visions of the grand, opulent mansions that often served as plantation homes throughout the Deep South. They’re homes like Gone With the Wind’s palatial Tara with its stately columns and broad, covered veranda. While certain traits characterize the Antebellum architectural style, the term covers a wide variety of Southern homes […]

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Carpenter Gothic Architectural Style

By Henry Parker

When the Gothic Revival movement emerged in Europe, the buildings constructed displayed the same carved stone features as their Gothic predecessors. While many of these design features soon carried across the Atlantic, they were more likely to be hewn from wood. The result is a style known as Carpenter Gothic, also called Rural Gothic and […]

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