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1600s
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| After the English drove the Dutch out in 1674, the Dutch influence and Dutch settlers remained. New York used to be called New Amsterdam. | |||
| The roofs were gambrel, often thatched or
shingled, but sometimes the builders used bright red and blue tiles. Often
the lower pitch had flaring eaves (spring or bell cast) extending over a
gable roofed porch.
Clay tiles and brick were commonly used in houses along the Hudson River. |
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| Early homes had a single room, typically twenty by twenty, with later additions added to each end in a linear pattern. Consequently there were no interior hallways until later houses were built. They were constructed over a cellar that sometimes served as the kitchen. | |||
| The three- or four-storey homes were generally
made of stone or brick (New Jersey and the Hudson) or even covered with
shingles. Weatherboards and wood shingles were used on Long Island.
Southern houses were generally 1-1/2 storeys high to regulate the heat. The attic was used for storage and servants. |
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| Dutch colonial houses sported stoops, which were raised stone steps with seating at the entry door. | |||
| The distinctive double door was originally
used to keep livestock out of the house, as well as for light and
ventilation. Irregularly placed windows were small and few, protected by either planked or paneled shutters. |
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| There was a chimney at the end of the gable, and the homes sported the original Dutch oven from medieval times. End walls were therefore usually stone. | |||
Time Lineto 1725 Colonial 1600s Dutch Colonial 1730-1825 Georgian 1790-1830 Federal, Adam, Adamesque, Classical Revival, Jeffersonian Classicism, Roman Classicism |
1850-1885 Italianate 1860-1890 Second Empire 1860-1890 Stick 1870-1890 Eastlake 1870-1900 Richardsonian Romanesque 1870-1920 Colonial Revival |
1900-1920 Neoclassicism (Classical Revival) 1900-1920 Prairie (Arts & Crafts) 1900-1940 Neoclassicism/Classical Revival (American) 1900-1940 Georgian Revival |
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| 1820-1860 Greek Revival 1830-1860 Gothic Revival 1830-1900 Victorian 1840-1890 Renaissance Revival 1840-1900 Romanesque Revival 1850-1870 Octagon |
1876-1930 Beaux Arts 1880-1900 Shingle 1880-1910 Queen Anne End of 19th Century-Early 20th Art Nouveau 1890-1920 Sullivanesque 1880-1940 Bungalow (type of Arts & Crafts) Late 1800s-mid-1900s Dutch Colonial Revival |
1880-1940 Bungalow (type of Arts & Crafts) 1905-1930 Arts & Crafts Early 20th Century Tudor Revival 1925-present International 1925-1940 Art Deco 1930-1945 Art Moderne
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