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Houzz Contributor. Hi There! I currently live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta that I'll describe as "collected."
I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.
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In honor of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, I thought I'd choose some examples of uniquely American architecture from coast to coast. This is only a tiny taste, so please let me know what your favorite American Architectural style is in the comments section.
Sorry if I've missed your state or favorite style, but if I tried to include them all, I wouldn't have time to go watch fireworks and eat lobster rolls. Cheers!
Sorry if I've missed your state or favorite style, but if I tried to include them all, I wouldn't have time to go watch fireworks and eat lobster rolls. Cheers!
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Here in the states, we love the stars and stripes!
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Bucks County Pennsylvania Local Stone Style
by Gast Architects
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The American Farmhouse - it works in every state! This one is in Sonoma California, which I never would have guessed!
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| The Coastal Front Porch in New England |
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| Low Country Style in Charleston includes unique long side porches that were came about as a form of property tax evasion, you know, from those old taxes where we didn't have any representation! |
Texas Hill Country style.
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| St. Augustine, the oldest city in America. It has a funky style all its own. |
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| Maine Seaside Shingle Style |
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| Alabama (and the place where American southerners welcomed Borat to an etiquette dinner and later kicked him out). |
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Puget Sound Island Style in Washington State.
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| Hamptons Style in New York |
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Spectacular Victorians arose from Civil War ashes in Atlanta.
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New Orleans Louisiana. It's like it's own country.
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Painted Lady style in San Francisco California.
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Fabulosity in San Diego California.
Prairie Style from Frank Lloyd Wright in Illinois.
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| Solid Colonials in Cambridge Massachusetts. |
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| A darling church camp cottage at Emory Grove. |
Ideabook updated on July 3, 2010.
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If you came to Australia you would find many similar houses to the ones seen in the St Augustine and Texas Hill photos.
It's difficult to choose just one favourite from amongst these but I will choose the clean lines of the American Farmhouse -Sonoma.
Happy 4th,
Felicity
Sears Roebuck and Iron city, both based in Chicago were the major distributors of these Beautiful design kits. All the styles and designs were neatly packaged and sold out of a catalog.
There were literally 100s of designs to chose from they included the design, instructions architectural plans and all the material needed to build. You provided the labor. The simplistic design and ease of construction enabled these companies to sell, pack and ship millions of these homes across the Midwest in the early 20th century.
Here are a few samples of Chicago bungalows, for more go to the (Historic Chicago Bungalow Association) web site.
Thanks and Happy 4th of July
Adam T Barrera
Innovative Property Solutions
And to Adam, you're absolutely right to want to include the Chicago bungalows. They're beautiful, and a fantastic part of both our earlier and current architecture