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2. Florida cracker architecture - Wikipedia

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   These homes were often designed with outdoor porches and large windows (with shutters) to help try to cool homes during the long hot season in these low latitude subtropical climates. Southern plantation style borrowed some of their design and concept from the French colonial style homes built in the Caribbean and other tropical areas around ...

3. Lanai (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A lanai or lānai is a type of roofed, open-sided veranda, patio, or porch originating in Hawaii. [1] [2] Many homes, apartment buildings, hotels and restaurants in Hawaii are built with one or more lānais. [3]

4. Broken Floor Plans Combine the Best of Open Layouts and ...

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   Not a fan of open-concept homes, ... Open Floor Plan vs. Broken Floor Plan vs. Closed Floor Plan. ... consider adding built-in shelves to break up a space or decorative columns to create a ...

5. Folk Victorian - Wikipedia

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   Some of the main features of the Folk Victorian style include porches with spindlework detailing, an l-shape or a gable front plan, and details or inspiration from the Italianate or Queen Anne style. It is often identified by basic or simpler details with asymmetrical floor plans. [1] The typical home is two-stories with a single story porch. [4]

6. Plantation house - Wikipedia

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   These sheds could manifest as open porches, enclosed rooms, or a combination of the two. This I-house with sheds came to be commonly referred to as "Plantation Plain". It also proved to be one of the most adaptable folk house types to changing architectural tastes, with some even having neoclassical porticoes and other high-style elements added ...

7. American System-Built Homes - Wikipedia

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   On July 13, 1994, the Mayor and City Council of Chicago designated two System-Built Homes as Chicago Landmarks. Built in 1917, they are located at 10410 (the Guy C. Smith House) and 10541 S. Hoyne Avenue (the H. Howard Hyde House). [16] The first, at 10410 Hoyne, was intended to be the first of a subdivision of the homes and was built and sold ...