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CLATSOP COUNTY,OREGON 97103

Clatsop County, OR

Clatsop County, OR

Population 2000: 35,630
Square miles: 827.23
Metro area: Astoria
 

Home Styles Guide

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Neoclassical House Styles

Greek Revival HouseDemocratic ideals are expressed in classical details of Greek Revival homes. Photo © Jackie Craven
1780 - 1860
During the founding of the United States, many people felt that ancient Greece expressed the ideals of democracy. Architecture reflected classical ideals of order and symmetry.
  • Federal and Adam House Style
  • Greek Revival House Style
  • Tidewater House Style
  • Antebellum Architecture

    • Victorian House Styles

    Queen Anne home in Saratoga, New YorkQueen Anne was the reigning style of the Victorian era. Photo © Jackie Craven

    1840 - 1900
    Mass-production and factory-made building parts made large, elaborate houses more affordable. A variety of Victorian styles emerged: Italianate, Second Empire, Gothic, Queen Anne, Romanesque, and many others. Each style had its own distinctive features.

  • Victorian House Styles

    • Gilded Age

    Beaux Arts MansionThe Vanderbilt Marble House in Newport, RI was a Beaux Arts mansion. Photo © Flikr member Daderot
    1880-1929
    The rise of Industrialism brought the period we know as the Gilded Age. Business leaders amassed enormous wealth and built palatial, elaborate homes.
  • Beaux Arts Style
  • Renaissance Revival House Style
  • Richardson Romanesque House Style
  • Queen Anne House Style
  • Tudor Revival House Style
  • Neo-Classical House Style

    • Frank Lloyd Wright Styles

    Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style houses were low and compact.Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style houses were low and compact. Photo © Steve Estes

    1901-1955
    Frank Lloyd Wright revolutionized the American home when he began to design houses with low horizontal lines and open interior spaces.

  • Prairie Style
  • Usonian Style
  • Hemicycle Design
  • Organic Design

    • Bungalow Styles

    California BungalowAffordable bungalows swept across America in the early 1900s. Photo © Diana Lundin / iStockPhoto

    1905-1930
    Named after primitive thatched huts used in India, bungaloid architecture suggested comfortable informality. However, not all bungalows were small, and bungalow houses often wore the trappings of many different styles, including Arts & Crafts, Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival, and Art Moderne.

  • American Bungalow Styles

    • Early 20th Century Styles

    American Foursquare Style HouseThe practical American Foursquare style. Photo © Jackie Craven
    1905-1945
    In the early 1900s, builders slough off the elaborate Victorian styles. Homes for the new century were compact, economical, and informal.
  • Arts & Crafts (Craftsman)
  • Bungalow Styles
  • Cotswold

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