Architectural Styles

Cape Cod and Cape Ann Colonial
Usually small in size with symmetrical windows found on both sides of the front door. These one or one and one-half story homes are usually small. The wood shingle roof is steep gambrel or gable. The exterior is usually wood.

New England Colonial
This square or rectangular structure maximizes usable space. It has symmetrical windows on both sides of the front door . This two or two and one-half story home has a wood shingle, gable roof; wood exterior.

Dutch Colonial
This home has a stone exterior and a relatively narrow width (50 ft. wide +/-). Its height is either one and one-half or two and one-half stories with a gambrel roof, dormer windows, and a symmetrical front with the front door in the center.

Georgian and Southern Colonial
A large home requiring a large plot of land. This brick or wood home is symmetrical, has a gabled roof, elaborate front entrance with columns.

English Elizabethan
Requiring a relatively large plot of land, this home has gothic lines and is constructed of brick, stucco or stone. The home has molded stone around the windows and doors. The steep roof is covered with slate or shingle. Leaded metal casement windows are the norm.

English Half-Timber
Requiring a large lot, this home has stucco between protruding timber faces. Most often a two story home with a steep pitched roof; heavy masonry composing the first story.

Regency
Below a low hipped roof, a centered, octagonal window on the second floor can be found. The front entrance is centered; shutters frame the windows; exterior of brick or stone.

French Provincial
This large, one and one-half or two-story home is found on a large lot. The house has large, tall windows with shutters; masonry exterior and very high roof.

French Normandy
This unsymmetrical home often has turrets at the entrance; steep pitched shingle roof and exterior of brick or stone.

True Spanish
This home has stucco walls (light color) red mission tiled roof, wrought iron decorations with enclosed patios.

Small California Spanish
This one story house has a flat roof with mission tile trim in front. The exterior is stucco; no patio and is well suited for a small lot.

Monterey Spanish
This light colored, stucco, two story home has a red mission tiled roof, decorative iron railings and second story balconies.

Modern and Contemporary
This home has a low pitched or flat roof; concrete slab or perimeter foundation; lots of glass; usually one story and is designed for indoor and outdoor living.

California Bungalow or Ranch House
This one story, stucco house has wood trim; concrete slab or perimeter foundation; shake or shingle roof; not symmetrical; often with an attached garage.