Colonists settled in the eastern US in the 1700s. They built symmetrical and aesthetic two-storey homes which came to be called the colonial style.
Most of the typical colonial houses have four bedrooms in either floor.The symmetrical or square building usually features an entry door in the middle of the front of the house, two windows on either side of this door with five windows on the second floor, of which one will be directly above the entry door. Other unique features of these homes include chimneys which are paired, a pitched roof that provides highly efficient drainage and a stair that is set directly behind the entry door. This stair leads to a hallway that bisects the second floor.
With people of different nationalities and eras adding their own touches to the colonial designs we have Spanish, French, German and Georgian versions of the American Colonial houses.
New England Colonial: 1600s to 1740. The earliest of the colonial structures and made of rock and wood. These have a medieval flavour with its enormous stone chimneys and rough outer walls.
Most of the typical colonial houses have four bedrooms in either floor.The symmetrical or square building usually features an entry door in the middle of the front of the house, two windows on either side of this door with five windows on the second floor, of which one will be directly above the entry door. Other unique features of these homes include chimneys which are paired, a pitched roof that provides highly efficient drainage and a stair that is set directly behind the entry door. This stair leads to a hallway that bisects the second floor.
With people of different nationalities and eras adding their own touches to the colonial designs we have Spanish, French, German and Georgian versions of the American Colonial houses.
New England Colonial: 1600s to 1740. The earliest of the colonial structures and made of rock and wood. These have a medieval flavour with its enormous stone chimneys and rough outer walls.
German Colonial: 1600s to mid 1800s. Germans settled mainly in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland when they came to the US. Since stones and timber were plentiful they used them to build houses with sturdy walls and exposed, hand-hewn beams.
Spanish Colonial:1600 to 1900 Early explorers from Spain built rustic homes out of wood, clay, crushed shells and stones throughout California and the Southwest. To make low flat roofs they used either earth, thatch or red clay tiles.
Dutch Colonial: 1625 to mid 1800. The Gambel style roofs of the Dutch colonial style is very obvious and specific.
Cape Cod: 1690 to mid 1800s. Named after the place where the Pilgrims from England landed these are humble, unadorned single-story structures which are designed to withstand the worst cold and snow.
Georgian Colonial: 1690 to 1830.The more prosperous of the citizens built a Georgian style of buildings.
French Colonial: 1700s to 1800s.The French settled in the hot, swampy Missisippi valley. The houses were mostly raised in style with wide open galleries.
Fred & Adam: 1780 to 1840. Marked the end of the colonial structures. Ideas were borrowed from the designs of Adam brothers, hence the name. Was on a grander scale than the Georgian structure with balustrades, porticoes and other decorations.
Sources: www.architecture.about.com, www.homeguides.sfgate.com/
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