10 Popular Home Architectural Styles to Know

Want to know more about various home architectural styles? A property’s structural design can reveal a lot about a home including its history: when it was built and why. For example, many Victorian style homes were built during the Victorian era in the mid to late 1800s.

Of course, there are many different home architectural styles to choose from when purchasing or building a home. It’s important to remember that the style you choose could determine how you decorate and design the interior. It could also affect how you weather certain climates (i.e. some home styles are designed to handle warm weather better than others). For these reasons, home buyers should pay close attention to the specific style associated with each house as begin their house hunting journey.

Fortunately, we’re here to give you a better understanding of the key characteristics of various home architectural styles that you’re likely to come across in the process. Here are 10 popular home architectural styles to look out for when house hunting and/or moving to a new home.

Cape Cod

Colonial

Craftsman

Federal

Greek Revival

Pueblo Revival

Ranch

Spanish

Tudor

Victorian

Moving soon?

For a customizable moving checklist, personal tasks list, email reminders and coupons to help you stay organized during a move, check out our move planner tool. Need help finding a reputable moving company? Fortunately, Moving.com’s extensive network of reliable movers makes it easy to book the best moving company for the job. All relocation companies in our network are licensed and insured, so you can rest assured that your move will be in good hands.