Bay and Gable

Characteristics: 

         1) V

ery long and narrow lots 

         2) 

High ceilings and large windows 

         3) S

teep roofs and sharp vertical lines

Bungalow

Characteristics: 

         1) 

low-rise (single, or one-and-a-half story)

         2) 

living areas are on a single story

         3) Costs more to construct than 2 story houses

Castle

Characteristics: 

         1) Very Large, fortified structure

         2) Made of stone

         3) more than 3 stories

 Deck House

Characteristics: 

         1) custom built

         2) made of wood

         3) can be on second story or roof

 Duplex

Characteristics: 

         1) Two living unites with a common wall

         2) Simple homes

         3) 1-2 stories

 Earth Shelter

Characteristics: 

         1) House built in a hill or slope

         2) Faces the equator

         3) walls are dirt

 McMansion

Characteristics: 

         1) Judged as pretentious, tasteless, or badly designed for its neighborhood

         2) multi-story house

         3) replaces an existing, smaller structure in an older neighborhood

 Momodome

Characteristics: 

         1) Home is 

spherical

         2) 

Reinforced concrete foundation 

defines the shape of the base of the structure

         3) The dome 

is earthquake, tornado and hurricane resistant

Shotgun

Characteristics: 

         1) 

narrow rectangular

         2) 

three to five rooms in a row with no hallways

         3) 

The house is almost always close to the street

Storybook

Characteristics: 
         1) traditional English cottage-style
         2) four square block
         3) Looks like a fairytale house