Queen Anne or Colonial Revival?
What style is my house? Colonial? Colonial Revival? I have looked at photos but instead of seeing any resemblance between my house and the ones in the pics, I am more confused. Can anyone help me out…
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1920s Michigan Home
The roof needs replacing and I'm looking for suggestions on color. The brick color is pretty blah, which makes me think the red (which I didn't like at first) might be a good idea again. Also, it nee…
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Furnishings for an 1895 House
Built in 1895 in New Jersey. Center hall colonial - when you walk in the front door, you are in a foyer with stairs on the right. Formal living room on the left, formal dining room on the right. Huge…
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1924 California Home
What style house is this? I think over the years, people have done such terrible things to it, that I don't know what the original style was anymore....Are these kitchen cabinets original? Or did som…
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House With a Strange Roof
I am interested in the history of this roof type. It may be the home of a lumber baron from the 1890s named Sumner S. Thompson but I am not sure. The roof is turned 45 degrees off axis and I have nev…
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1958 Pasadina Home
What architectural style is my home? Why did there used to be rocks on the roof? Why was there a large 10x15 open garden space in the middle of the house that was bordered by the master bedroom, livi…
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We think our house is ugly
I am going to paint the entire exterior of the house brick and all. My roof is a orange brown color. I have tried 20 sample colors and I am not any closer to picking colors. Everything I put on the h…
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Colonial or Craftsman?
Because the house has both details of a Colonial, a Colonial Revival, and a Craftsman... I am having trouble figuring out what colors to pick that would be fitting. Being in an historic district I fi…
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Adobe Mystery
My best guess is this home is some form of "adobe mission" style, but it doesn't seem to fit any one category smoothly. This style is not as common in the Pacific Northwest as it is, for example, in …
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Tudor Bungalow?
This house was described as a Tudor bungalow by the Realtor. The interior is similar to many of the craftsman style houses that we saw, but obviously the exterior is very different. I'm wondering if …
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A Mysterious Mid-Century Modern
After an extensive search all over town I cannot find another house that comes close to the look of this house. Even the Spanish revival homes seem to not even come close. The roof is flat, the walls…
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Archie Bunker House
I have been told our house is a Colonial and I have confirmed it has balloon frame construction. What is it? The style is nothing like the Colonials as seen on the Web, but I can't find anything it t…
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Kentucky Brick Home
I am not sure what style of house we have and what color we should paint the outside. What are some traditional fireplace materials for this time period? I really want to stay true to the character o…
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Missouri Mystery House
The house appears to have different style windows on the top and bottom floors. The bottom is brick and the top is wood. I'd like to know the style so I can remodel it right. The house really has me …
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1896 Alabama Home
What is the style of this house: Georgian, Queen Anne, Shingle, Neoclassical, one of the revivals, or is it a combination? The house seems to have elements of several styles. The front windows have s…
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Great-Grandmother's House
What puzzled me the most is when the house was built and some of the additions they put on it. For example, the front used to have a big front porch that was all open. Now there's a big built-on sun …
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Colonial-Craftsman-Tudor?
What style features a mini-roof over the porch? What details have been removed? What details can be added to solidify the style? Do the top windows usually have stained glass in them? What would a pr…
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Storybook Kit Home?
We want to know if this was a kit home or not. It is surrounded by Pacific Ready Made Kits and we want to know if this was one, too. If so who made it? We would hopefully like to restore this home to…
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A Puzzling Victorian
Most puzzling in this house is the use of a square tower, which reflects that of an adjacent house built later. The use of Gothic Revival elements is clear, but none of the elements seem to be comple…
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Mysterious Michigan Victorian
Most puzzling is the square four-story tower. The arched 1/1 double hung windows with brick crowning are also puzzling. Lastly, the brick's texture (roughly a musty light brown with yellow highlights…
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Brick Row House
I would like to know the style. I've looked off and on for a few years. I'd like to know what the interior looked like originally.Was there a small enclosure inside the front door to keep out the col…
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English Cottage Revival
The high and acute gables are just amazing.I think this has a more specialized style, but the historical society has labeled it English Cottage.America has been a country of immigrants and the histor…
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1929 Stucco Home
What is the style of this house? Some have told me that it is a bungalow style and refer to it as a Hollywood Bungalow (of course because it's located on Hollywood Ct.)Would like to know who the arch…
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New England Cottage
I am actually trying to decide if I want to replace all the wooden shingles with stucco, but am not sure that is in keeping with the style of the house or not. It sort of looks tudor'ish but is lacki…
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