Before you choose a builder, you should have an idea of what kind of house style you want. However, for some buyers, the open-ended nature of designing a house from scratch can feel completely overwhelming. Where do you even start?
To help reduce your stress and give you some home design inspiration, we’ve put together a list of the most popular house styles in New York. Which one of these architecture styles best suits your family’s personality, budget, and lifestyle? Take a look and let us know!
9 Most Popular House Styles
- Single story (or commonly one and a half stories)
- Steeply pitched, gabled roof
- Central chimney
- Dormer windows (common but not required)
- Wood siding
- Single story
- Steeply pitched roof (either side-gabled or hipped)
- Narrow windows with shutters
- Stucco walls
- Two stories
- Steep, side-gabled roof
- Wood siding or brick facade
- Fireplace
- Central front door and staircase
- Bedrooms on second floor; kitchen and living room on first floor
- Two or three stories
- Steeply pitched roof with front-facing gable and patterned shingles
- Bay windows
- Wood siding
- Large front porch
- Elaborate masonry
- Decorative doorways
- Steeply pitched, gabled roof
- Gabled windows
- Exposed timbers
- Combination of brick and wood facade
- Low-pitched roof
- Wide eave overhangs
- Exposed rafters
- Front porch with square columns
- Decorative beams and posts
- Steeply pitched roof with cross gables
- Arched doorway
- Casement windows with multiple, small panes
- Shake siding (common but not required)
- Single story
- Low-pitched roof
- Open layout
- Informal design
- Any type of facade
- Attached garage
- Low-pitched or flat roofs
- Prominent glass features
- Open floor plan
- Contrasting construction materials and textures
- Emphasis on geometric lines and angles