Look Up, America – What House Style Is That? (English Edition)

At walkthetown.com we have produced over 400 walking tours in towns across the country. We have seen a lot of houses in a lot of neighborhoods.

House styles not only infuse our streets with personality, they help to tell the story of America. We have selected 15 of the most common house styles in the United States and told their story. Arranged roughly in chronological order are:

Cape Cod
Georgian
Greek Revival
Gothic Revival
Italianate
Second Empire
Romanesque Revival
Queen Anne
Shingle Style
Beaux Arts
Colonial Revival
Prairie Style
Craftsman Bungalow
American Foursquare
Tudor Revival

So now that you know what style that house is, get out and look up, America!