Saltbox 1850-1880

More a building shape than a building style, the Saltbox takes its name from a sloping gable roof that as a whole, is reminiscent of an early colonial saltbox. It is formed by a 1-story addition across the rear of a 1 1/2 or 2-story building. Initially an easy method of enlarging a house, it eventually became an accepted building form, particularly in New England. A prominent center chimney or a pair of end chimneys helped relieve an otherwise symmetrical box-like structure. Materials were simple and utilized in a function manner. A center entrance with a transom above and 4/4 or 6/6 double-hung windows are common features.

Vernacular Farmhouse 1860-1910

Severe simplicity, functionality, and a straightforward appearance are the characteristics of this style. Typically, 1 1/2-stories with a gable roof, the structure may be an "L" or "T" in plan. Corbelled center or end chimneys and 6/6 double-hung windows are common. Unembellished frieze boards and corner boards often serve as the sole ornamentation.

Queen Anne 1880-1905

The Queen Anne style takes its name from the reign of an eighteenth century English Queen. It is a varied and rich style in its ornamentation and form. Queen Anne style houses, generally, are not one simple volume but are composed of a number of parts, including towers, dormers, bay windows, and corbelled chimneys. Wall surfaces such as coursed shingles, clapboards, and inset panels of sawn wooden ornament are combined with irregular roof lines and decorative wrap-around porches. Windows may include small square or diamond panes, and the more typically 2/2 double-hung sash.

Queen Anne Farmhouse 1880-1910

The basic form and simplicity of the Vernacular Farmhouse is evident in the Queen Anne Farmhouse style, with the addition of Queen Anne elements for exterior variety. Typically 1 1/2-stories, this style utilizes Queen Anne ornamentation in an understated and less complex manner. Decorative woodwork is not as elaborate and used less frequently, but includes a combination of shingles and clapboards on wall surfaces, and sawn or turned woodwork on porches.

Italianate 1870-1900

Inspired by the "Romantic" villas of Italy, the Italianate style was widely used in both commercial and residential buildings. Whether single story in height or more, a building in this style is distinguished by the use of single or paired decorative brackets set under wide cornices. Other common features include flat or hip roofs, bay windows with inset wooden panels, corner boards, and 2/2 double-hung windows, often with molded window caps.

False Front 1880-1905

The vertical extension of the front of a building beyond the roofline creates the False Front style. Virtually always used for commercial purposes, false front buildings gave an air of dignity to a quickly growing town by providing visual continuity along the street. These buildings in their ornamentation usually echoed the architectural styles of the day, and the Italianate style was one of the most popular. A bracketed cornice will brand the building Italianate.

Bungalow 1910-1930

With new attitudes toward comfort, convenience and low cost housing, the Bungalow became a popular residential structure in the early twentieth century. The Bungalow is typically a 1-story house with one or more low-pitched overhanging gables. Exposed beams and projecting brackets help to emphasize structural form and exude a "craft" esthetic, a characteristic of the style. There is a deliberate use of natural materials like wooden shingles and clapboards, cobblestones and rough-faced brick for exterior walls, porch columns and chimneys. Porches extend across the front of the house and are supported by wide squat or battered columns. Windows are usually casement or double-hung with many small single panes combined with larger single panes. "Bungaloid" is used to describe small homes with bungalow traits.