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Some of the very first houses had
Colonial style characteristics: |
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gable roof with a central chimney or
chimneys at both ends |
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a central doorway flanked by one or two windows |
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floor plans that featured a central hallways with one or two
rooms on either side |
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windows with small panes of glass, |
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the New England Salt box house form
with a lean-to at the rear |
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The Hutchinson-Kuhl House |
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The earliest house still standing |
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Made of limestone |
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Built in the 1840s |
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Popular style from 1820-1860 and varied
from region to region throughout the U.S. |
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Midwestern features included: |
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Built of clapboard |
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Less ornamented than those of the East
and South |
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One-story structures |
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Round pillars replaced by square posts |
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Low pitch roof with the gable end
facing the street |
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Plain lintels and cornices |
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Irish Hamilton-Turner House |
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Has a full double portico |
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The house was built around a log cabin |
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The exact date of construction is not
known, but plans were ready in 1860 |
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Double portico supports hip roof and it
is composed of 4 square columns. |
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Described by steeply pointed gables on
the roof lines often decorated with finials at the peak and dormer windows |
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Distinguishing feature: windows with
pointed Gothic arch |
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Decorative accents include lacelike
bargeboards, jig-saw cup brackets under the eaves, elaborate cresting and
ornamental chimneys |
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Reached the Midwest by 1850s |
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Mostly constructed of wood or brick in
Iowa City; many were vertical board and batten |
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Gothic Revival homes were: |
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symmetrical and asymmetrical |
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had rooms that were octagonal or
circular |
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had bays or oriel windows |
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included towers, turrets, porches,
Porte-cocheres, conservatories |
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This Anglo-Italian style developed in
the mid 19th century |
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Characteristics of the style include: |
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Overhanging eaves supported by single
or paired brackets, |
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Tall windows and doors with
rounded-arched headings |
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Piazzas and verandas |
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Hooded balconies |
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Cupolas, widow’s walks, towers |
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The Oakes-Wood-Miltner-Hayes House |
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Popularly called the Grant Wood House
because the artist once lived there |
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Built in 1858 |
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Italian characteristics include: |
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coupled brackets under eaves |
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Tall narrow first floor windows with
extended framing |
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Introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright in the
beginning of the 20th century |
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Design expressed the flat sweeping
prairie; low, horizontal house with
broad sweeping roof and wide, overhanging eaves |
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Features include: |
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Broad, gently sloping roofs with low
chimneys, balconies and terraces extending in several directions |
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Emphasis on natural materials-woods
stone |
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Leaded windows patterned with colored
glass |
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Bands of casement windows |
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Wood strips to emphasize structural
elements |
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Built by Iowa City’s Howard Moffitt |
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popular in the years,1920-1930 |
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Many small homes were built in Iowa
City with the theme of frugality and frequent salvage |
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Features of the Moffitt stone cottages
include: |
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Story and a half bungalow type
structure |
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Massive front or side exterior chimney |
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Use of salvaged or local materials |
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Muscatine Avenue Stone Cottages |
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Stone cladding |
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Appearance of thatched roofs |
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Became popular after World War II |
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Emphasizes natural materials of wood
and stone |
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Built to blend into the landscape |
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Echoed the shapes found in the
landscape |
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Features include: |
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House nestled into the landscape |
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Board and batten modules making
decorative patterns |
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Articulated post and beam construction |
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Wood decks in the treetops |
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Japanese influences |
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Skylights, sliding glass doors |
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Ashlar: hewed or square stone; also
masonry of stone |
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Bargeboard: the vertical face board
following and set back under the roof edge of a gable, sometimes decorated |
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Bay: One unit of a building that has
similar units; like the number of window and door openings per floor |
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Belvedere: an open pavilion built for a
view sometimes on top of a building |
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Bracket: Supporting part of a floor or
shelf, or under eaves sometimes in the shape of an inverted L or sometimes
triangular |
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Capital: top member of a column |
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Cresting: decorative ridge for a roof |
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Dormer: a vertically set window on a
sloping roof; roofed structure housing such a window |
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Eaves: The projecting overhang at the
lower edge of the roof |
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Façade: The face or front of the
building |
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Finial: a form at the top of a spire,
gable, gatepost or other point with some height |
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Gable: a triangular wall segment at the end of a gabled roof |
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Gambrel Roof: a ridged roof with two
slopes on each side; the lower slope having a steeper pitch |
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Half-timbering: construction that
exposes heavy timbers, with the spaces between the beams filled with brick or
stucco |
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Hipped Roof: A roof with 4
uniformly pitched sides |
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Leaded Glass: Small panes of glass held
in place with lead strips; the glass may be clear or stained |
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Lean-to:structure with a single pitched
roof |
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Mansard Roof: a roof that has two slopes on all four sides |
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Masonry: Wall construction of materials
such as stone, brick or adobe |
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Molding: A continuous decorative band
that is either carved or applied to a surface |
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Oriel: a projecting window with its
walls corbelled or supported by brackets |
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Porte- Cochere:A shelter for vehicles
outside an entrance doorway |
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Portico: an entrance porch |
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Quoins:Stones or bricks ornamenting the
outside corner of a building. |
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Restoration: The process of accurately
recovering the form and details of a property and its setting as it appeared
at a particular period of time. |
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Soffit: The finished underside of a
lintel, arch or other span; usually overhead |
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Turret: A small slender tower usually
at the corner of a building, often containing a circular stair |
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Veranda: A roofed open gallery or porch |
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Keyes, Margaret. Nineteenth Century
Home Architecture of Iowa City, Iowa City: University of Iowa Press,1993. |
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Klein, Marilyn & Fogle, David.
Clues to American Architecture,Washington,D.C.: Starrhill Press, 1985. |
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Lafore, Laurence. American Classic ,
Iowa: Iowa State Historical Department,1975. |
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McAlester, Virginia & Lee. Field
Guide to American Houses, New York: Alfred Knopf, 1990 |
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Poppeliers, John& Chambers,Allen
& Schwartz, Nancy.What Style is it? Washington, D.C. The Preservation
Press, 1983. |
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Shank,Wesley. The Iowa Catalog,
Historic American Buildings Survey, Iowa City: University of Iowa Press,1979. |