NAR Guide to Home Architectural Styles

Guide to Home Architectural Styles

There are many different types of house architectural styles, like Cape Cod, Tudor, and Victorian. This architectural style guide will teach you the structural elements that give a home character, history, and romance.

ARCHES

  • Flat
  • Gothic
  • Moorish
  • Roman
  • Segmental
  • Tudor

MOULDINGS

  • Cavetto
  • Cyma Recta
  • Cyma Reversa
  • Hood
  • Label
  • Ovolo
  • Scotia

COLUMNS

  • Corinthian
  • Doric
  • Egyptian
  • Ionic
  • Romanesque

ROOFS

  • Cross Gable
  • Front Gabled
  • Gambrel
  • Hipped
  • Mansard
  • Pavilion Hipped
  • Saltbox
  • Side Gabled

DORMERS

  • Eyebrow
  • Gable
  • Hipped
  • Inset
  • Shed

WINDOWS

  • Bay
  • Bow
  • Box Bay
  • Casement
  • Double-hung
  • Oriel
  • Paired
  • Palladian
  • Ribbon
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