Dr. Tom Paradis
Director,
Office of Academic Assessment,
Associate Professor, 
Dept. of Geography, Planning & Recreation

Northern Arizona University

All photos copyright by Thomas W. Paradis. Photos and Web sites may be used for educational purposes with appropriate reference.
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES of AMERICA


EARLY COLONIAL STYLES (1640-1821) 

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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS BY THE AUTHOR
(shameless plug for those interested)

Architectural Field Guide: A Crash Course.
 May, 2007. FREE. Click here for 2-page pdf file. Feel free to use this copyrighted mini-guide for leading or taking educational tours in your area. Compliments of the author. (Rave reviews from my own students! - Tom)

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes Through American History. New Release, March 2008!
10-book, 4-volume set, 1492-present. Click on image below for more info.

Theme Town: A Geography of Landscape and Community in Flagstaff, AZ

Includes a geographical and architectural tour through Flagstaff, AZ. Published by iUniverse, 2003. Click on image below for author's supplemental web site and to browse contents.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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IDENTIFYING FEATURES: (See individual image descriptions below)

PHOTO LOCATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS (based on info available)

1. Boston, MA. Paul Revere House, c.1680. Post-medieval Puritan tradition, with central chimney, casement windows, steeply-pitched roof, and second story overhang, or "jetty" (cantelievered). Oldest remaining house in Boston. Paul Revere's home from 1770-1800. Restored and altered many times, but still retains its post-medieval character and form.
2. Somers, CT. c.1746. Medieval English Saltbox house, due to the sloping back roofine, very commonly found in colonial New England. Other late Medieval features include hall and parlor floorplan (bilateral symmetry) and central chimney.
3. New Orleans, LA. French colonial houses in the French Quarter.
4. Las Trampas, NM. Spanish colonial church of San Jose de Gracia.
5. Las Trampas, NM. Entry and choir loft of church in photo 4. Choir lofts were often built facing outdoors for purposes of outdoor processions.
6. Tucson, AZ. Mission San Xavier del Bac. Construction began on this Spanish baroque church in 1783.
7. Tucson, AZ. Mission San Xavier del Bac. Baroque details above entryway.
8. Near Union, CT. c.1730.
9, 10, 11. Plymouth, MA. Howland House, c.1667. Includes small casement windows, large central chimney, two stories, "updated Georgian" style to left side of house, saltbox (sloping rear) roof.
12, 13. Plymouth, MA. Sparrow House, c.1640. Two stories, small casement windows, saltbox (sloping rear) roof, large central chimney.
14. Savannah, GA. c.1796-1799, Hampton Lillibridge House. Dutch Colonial form with Gambrel (dual pitched) roof
15. Alexandria, VA. Modified post-medieval English saltboxes (though the photographer cut off the back sides).
16. Alexandria, VA. Post-medieval English. The John Douglass Brown House, post-1654. Was a farm house, now engulfed by urban Alexandria.
17-18. Los Angeles, CA. Spanish Colonial. Historic Olvera Street. Avila Adobe, c.1818. Oldest existing house in Los Angeles. .