The Neoclassical style was very popular around 1900, inspired by the Old World designs at the 1892 Columbian Exposition. Buildings often have a massive two-story porch with elaborate columns and a symmetrically centered front entrance with elaborate surroundings. Main floor windows may feature semicircular arches.
Queen Anne was the most popular of the Victorian house types, dating from the 1880s and ‘90s. Eclectically large, homes have a great variety of windows and roofs. Although each home looks "unique," the style’s popularity increased with the development of mass machinery capable of turning out elaborate pre-cut detailing.
Craftsman homes are known for their simplicity, especially compared to Victorian homes. In the 1910s and ‘20s these one-and-a-half story “bungalows” were publicized in magazines and in a series of pattern books. Features include angled roof brackets (“kneebraces”), a low-pitched roof, wide eaves, and wood shingles.
Colonial Revival style became popular in the late 19th century. Inspired by Georgian Colonial architecture of the 1700s, homes have symmetrical facades and are rectangular in plan with little or no projections. Homes often have triangular pediments, and windows contain square panes in both sashes.
