Homes by Style

Colonial Revival

1880-1960. The Colonial Revival style took certain design elements: front façade symmetry, entrance fanlights and sidelights, pedimented doorways with porches and dormers and applied them to larger-scaled buildings. (1)

111 and 113 West Eleventh Street – built in 1905 – The Dr. Wilson B. Paine House/Harbor View Inn Bed and Breakfast

1103 North L Street – built in 1911 – The Davenport House

1115 North J Street – built in 1921 – The Hobi House

202 West Ninth Street – built in 1923 – The Elway House

300 West Eighth Street – built in 1926 – The Fovargue House

519 West Eighth Street – built in 1918 – The Ward House

Craftsman

1890-1930. Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement as a reaction to the Victorian "over-decorated" aesthetic. American Craftsman style incorporated a visibly sturdy structure of clean lines and natural materials.(2)

220 West Tenth Street – built in 1913 – Craftsman - The Hastert House

320 West Eighth Street – built in 1917 – Craftsman – The Wilson House

1019 North L Street – built in 1914 – Craftsman -The E.B. Riley House

Dutch Colonial

Early 20th century. Dutch Colonial style is characterized by a gambrel roof with curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions are referred to as "Dutch Colonial Revival", a subtype of the Colonial Revival style. (4)

1114 North Broadway – built in 1906 – The Burchette House

1120 North Broadway – built in 1928 – The Carl and Agnes Nelson House

Eastern Brick and Shingle

1870-1910. Eastern Brick and Shingle consists of building exteriors covered with shingles [or brick] of a single color. The goal is to create an unembellished, uniform surface, mono-toned and unornamented. These homes celebrated the honesty of form, the purity of line. (5)

102 East Eighth Street – built in 1904 – The Whiteside Estate

Federal Revival

1780-1830. American Federal architecture typically uses plain surfaces with attenuated detail, usually isolated in panels, tablets, and friezes. It also had a flatter, smoother façade and rarely used pilasters. (6)

1005 North Broadway – built in 1906 – The Donovan House

1019 North Broadway – built in 1925 – The Middleton House

Four Square

1890-1930. The hallmarks of the style include a basically square, boxy design, two-and-one-half stories high, usually with four large, boxy rooms to a floor, a center dormer, and a large front porch with wide stairs. (7)

109 West Eighth Street – built in 1898 – The Johnson/Morrison House

201 West Eighth Street – built in 1900 – The Polson/Ellis House

214 West Eighth Street – built in 1906 – Original owner unknown

French Revival

1915-1945 Characteristics include a tall, steeply pitched, hipped roof with narrow eaves, often with a flare and no forward-facing gable, a masonry exterior with arched, circular, or hipped dormers. (8)

317 West Tenth Street – built in 1926 – The Haukelid/Hegg House

Greek Revival

1820-1850. Greek Revival style homes were usually painted white with a temple-style façade and bold round, square or even octagonal columns, gently sloping roofs with gable fronts, and elaborate door surrounds. (9)

1111 North Broadway – built in 1921 – The Anderson/Hulbert House

412 West Eighth Street – built in 1911 – The J.B. Crary and Carter House/The Hulscher House

Mid-Century Modern

1945-1970. Mid-century Modern homes are noticeable for their clean lines and geometric shapes, floor to ceiling windows, changes in elevation, and minimal decoration. (10)

218 West Eighth Street – built in 1958 – The Mayr House

Neo-Classical

Late 18th to early 19th century. Neo-Classical homes are known for their grand scale, simple geometric forms, dramatic front porches with columns, Greek or Roman style detail, and domed or flat roofs. (11)

1119 North Broadway – built in 1900 – The Hawks House

Prairie

Late 19th to early 20th-century. The style is usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands, and disciplined use of ornamentation. (3)

903 North L Street – built in 1907 – The Hood/Isaacson House

Tudor Revival

1890-1920. Tudor buildings are easily identified by their steeply pitched roofs, often with a front facing gables or multiple gables, and half timbered wall surfaces. (12)

200 West Tenth Street – built in 1926 – The Brower House; later the Reid House

400 West Eighth Street – built in 1912 – The Samuel M. Anderson House; later the Jerry and Vance Schafer House

505 West Eighth Street – built in 1930 – The Polson/Schafer/Franciscovich House