4. How to become an
Architectural Detective:
• Pay attention to what the walls are made of…wood,
brick, stone, stucco?
• Check out the roof form…how is it pitched? How is it
gabled?
• Does the house have any ornamentation?
• What details are on the door?
• Are the windows symmetrical?
• Each architectural style has unique features and time
frame of when it was built.
• Next, we’ll explore various styles found right here in
Haddonfield.
5. Folk Houses - Pre-Railroad Style
(1600-1890)
• Very modest dwellings
• Made from local materials
• Linear design, which means
the house is an “I” shape and
is 2 rooms wide and 1 room
deep
• May have a gambrel roof
(shaped like an upside down
U), or a moderate or varied
pitched roof ( )
• Often has transom lights
above the door
Samuel Mickle House 1700
Thomas Redman Tenant Houses 1811
6. Folk Houses - Pre-Railroad Style
(1600-1890)
• As prosperity
increased, larger
additions were added
to the modest
dwellings.
• Note that the right
side of this house is
the original section
with a gambrel roof
and looks very similar
to the Mickle house.
• The left side is much
larger and more
fashionable.“Boxwood Hall” 1799
7. Colonial Houses – Georgian Style
(1700-1830)
• More fashionable residence.
• Has moderate or varied pitch
roof.
• Transom has rectangular
panes of glass above the front
door.
• The cornice (right below the
roofline) is decorated with
tooth-like dentils.
• The windows are placed
horizontally and vertically in
symmetrical rows.
• The left side of this residence
is in the Georgian style.
“Birdwood” 1794
8. Colonial Houses – Adam Style
(1780-1840)
• Very similar to the
Georgian style.
• Semi-circular or elliptical
fanlight over the front door
that is often incorporated
in an elaborate door
surround.
• May have a decorative
small or crown porch
entry.
• Symmetrical windows.
• Moderate or varied pitch
roof.
• Can be side-gabled ( )
or center-gabled (
).
Willits-Appleton House
1836
Hedry-Pennypacker House
1834
9. Romantic Houses – Greek Revival
(1825-1860)
• Has gabled or hipped roof ( )
of a low pitch ( ).
• Most have porches supported by
square or rounded columns
typically of the Doric style ( ).
The porch may be one story
high or the full height of the house.
• Has a band of trim near the roof.
• Has a rectangular line of transom
lights above front door.
• May have narrow sidelights on
either side of the door.
• Small frieze band windows were
often set beneath the cornice.
Isaac H. Wood House 1842
10. Romantic Houses – Gothic Revival
(1840-1880)
• Can be front, side, or centered
gabled roof.
• Roof is steeply pitched ( ).
• Gables have elaborately
decorated vergeboards ( ).
• Windows commonly
extend into gables and have
pointed-arch shape.
• Has a one story porch.
• Porches are often adorned with
flattened Gothic arches.
• May have transom windows
above the front door.
Judge John Clement House 1852
11. Romantic Houses – Italianate
(1840-1885)
• Roof can be front or center
gabled, or hipped.
• Low-pitched roof with wide
overhanging eaves.
• Decorative brackets beneath the
eaves.
• Tall, narrow windows.
• Usually 2-3 stories tall.
• May have a square cupola or
tower.
Willis-Thomas House 1856
12. Romantic Houses – Italianate
(1840-1885)
• Another feature of some
Italianates is the paired
arch window which can
be seen under the
centered gable.
Garrett-Raybold House 1859
13. Victorian Houses – Second Empire
(1855-1885)
• Mansard roof with
dormer windows on
steep lower slope.
• Molded cornices bound
the lower roof slope.
• Decorative brackets
may be found under the
eaves or on the porch.
• Eaves do not overhang
as much as the
Italianate style.
The Wood House 1870
14. Victorian Houses – Stick
(1860-1890)
• Gabled roof, usually
steeply pitched with cross
gables ( ).
• Gables show decorative
trusses at apex.
• Exterior walls are
interrupted by patterns
of horizontal, vertical or
diagonal boards known
as “stickwork”.
• Most have porches and
may have diagonal or
curving porch braces.
Dr. Bowman H. Shivers House
1880
Samuel Sloan House
1873
15. Victorian Houses – Queen Anne
(1880-1910)
• Steeply pitched roof of
irregular shape.
• Can be front, side, cross
gabled, or hipped with cross
gables.
• Can have patterned shingles.
• Has cutaway bay windows.
• Porches are common and
cover the front entrance as
well as extending along the
sides of the house.
• Second story porches may be
present.
• Towers are a common
feature.
“Lullworth Hall” 1886
16. Eclectic Houses – Colonial Revival
(1880-1955)
• This period has a wide variety
of examples, many of which
closely resemble the Georgian
and Adam houses we
discussed earlier.
• We will focus on 2 specific
styles, the first being Dutch
Colonial.
• Most are one story with
steeply pitched gambrel style
roofs containing a full second
story of floor space.
• Gambrel roof may have
dormers or a continuous shed
dormer with several windows.Dutch Colonial (1895-1930)
17. Eclectic Houses – Colonial Revival
(1880-1955)
• The second Colonial Revival
style is the Cape Cod.
• One- story cottages.
• Side gabled.
• Dormer windows.
• Often have Georgian or
Adam inspired doorways.
Cape Cod (1920-1940)
19. Become a History Detective!
• Now you are ready to go on the Haddonfield
Architecture Walking Tour.
• During the tour you will be examining
seven homes.
• By answering a series of questions you will
be able to determine what architectural
style the house is and guess as to the age of
the home.
• Good luck on your mission!
