Colonial Style Homes

Building styles in the 13 colonie.

Colonial style homes. The classic colonial style house floor plan has the kitchen and family room on the first floor and the bedrooms on the second floor. There are many types of colonial house styles stemming from british colonial most common in the us dutch colonial french colonial and spanish colonial. Several relatively distinct regional styles of colonial architecture are recognized in the united states.

Although colonial style homes are fairly understated some do have columns a detail that has its origins in greek and roman architecture and can be found in many of the grand buildings of europe. American colonial architecture includes several building design styles associated with the colonial period of the united states including first period english french colonial spanish colonial dutch colonial and georgian. Within the us different colonial styles of homes were built in different regions including saltbox cape cod georgian and southern colonial houses.

Colonial style homes usually have two or three stories fireplaces and brick or wood facades. Colonial homes were influenced by the history and architecture of the colonists home countries and many of them were from europe. Colonial homes have long been associated with patriotism and status particularly along the east coast and are a contrast to modern architectural styles which tend to be more horizontal and built to meld with their environments.