Architectural Housing Styles

In our housing styles section, we explore earlier homes ranging from Italianate to Queen Anne to Greek Revival homes.

We also include several fun stories about all-metal Lustron homes.Stories about historic house styles - how to identify your home.

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3 Romantic architectural styles that we're sweet on

Between 1820 and 1880, the popularity of Romantic architecture peaked: Americans demonstrated their desire to break free from English culture…  More

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Rock-faced concrete blocks
by William Kibbel III, The Home Inspector
Formed concrete blocks, known as "rock-faced" have been widely used in construction throughout the U.S. Find our more about… More »
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