How to tell the style of my house?

[Rule69]

I have a 1910 house. It is a one story house with 10 or 12 foot ceilings not sure but will measure soon.has a walk in attic and a full basement.

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks
Tom

 

[jharkin]

That's a good question that can be tricky to answer, especially for houses that have been renovated many times. In my experience the worst thing you can do is ask a real estate agent

That house looks like it could be a kind of Folk Victorian... especially if it used to have a lot of fancy ornate trim that was removed at some point (common when the wrap them in platic wrap.. err.. vinyl siding) . Or there could be some Craftsman house elements as well, though it doesn't have a typical craftsman shape.

Some places to start reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_house_styles
http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/House-Styles/Folk-Victorian.htm

Or look for a book in your library called "A field guide to American Houses"


Or come and join the historic district old home owners forum and we can try to help you out.

 

[Rule69]

You enter in the dinning room and have two bedrooms off the dinning room . When looking at the bedrooms to the left is the living room and to the right is the kitchen and the bathroom door is in the kitchen.

 

[gzecc]

I have a 1910 house. It is a one story house with 10 or 12 foot ceilings not sure but will measure soon.has a walk in attic and a full basement. View attachment 169579

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks
Tom

Any original details left in the interior, ie woodwork, moldings, built ins etc...

 

[Rule69]

Nothing. Looks like they took everything out and put up paneling and drop ceilings throughout the house. No moldings above the drop ceilings

 

[billb3]

There were a lot of influences on building style around the turn of that century with Victorian styling being pushed aside for arts and crafts and craftsman style bungalows all of which had labor intensive molding and design elements which over the decades in many cases have been replaced with simpler less costly trim and design.
The roof overhangs and peaks say Craftsman style or possible original influences to me but I'm no expert.

 

[gzecc]

I would guess it was built as a Victorian cottage, but with all the details gone its hard to confirm. Surely could have been built more efficiently. Style was important to the builder.