Housing Styles and Characteristics

Which of the following is pictured?

• Gingerbread

• Verandahs

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    Dormers

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    Half-timber

Question

Which of the following accurately describes a quatrefoil?

• A large covered porch wrapping around the house

• A long slender rod ornamented with turned moldings

• Heavily gaudy spindlework mass-produced with a jigsaw

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    A window or embellishment representing a flower with four petals

Which of the following is the term for the railing along the edge of a balcony or roofline?

• Sidelight

• Frieze

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    Balustrade

• Verandah

Question

Christine is remodeling her home and wants to add a narrow window above her front door. This is known as which of the following?

• Transom

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    Frieze

• Pilaster

• Bracket

Exposed wood framing used for structural integrity in the medieval era and now used ornamentally is known as which of the following?

• Gingerbread

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    Verandahs

• Dormers

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    Half-timber

The Victorian Gothic style is inspired by which of the following?

• British design from pattern books

• Greek temples and theatres

• Colonial cottages, farmhouses and barns

• Medieval churches, cathedrals and castles

Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of a Georgian colonial style home?

• Pediment framing the doorway

• Central chimney

• Symmetrical shape

• Double-hung sash windows

Which of the following is true of Victorian folk style homes?

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    They do not have porches

• They have spindlework or gingerbread

• They were popular among the wealthy

• They borrow details from the federal style

Ionic columns are those with which of the following on top?

• Upside-down double scroll

• Religious characters and symbols

• A simple fluted shaft

• Elaborate leaf or acanthus design

Which housing style is used on many government buildings and is sometimes called Southern Colonial?

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    Greek revival

• Victorian folk

• Victorian Gothic

• Federal