Video:History of American Home Designwith Cooper Pierce Home
architecture in America has gone through countless
transformations over the last few centuries. This About.com
video will give you a brief overview of the history of American
home design.See Transcript Transcript:History of American Home
Design Hi, I'm Cooper Pierce with Jones Pierce Architects, here
to talk about a brief history of American home design for
About.com. Neo-Classical American Architecture All of our
government buildings are of a classical nature. You had sort of
the neo-classical style. People started emulating the Greeks.
That's why you see the pediments and columns or the marble or
limestone facades. It might be a brick home with the columns and
it could be out of either limestone or wood. American Victorian
Houses Late 19th century - early 20th century American homes
went through an evolution of styles. You had, at the start of
the 20th century, late 1800's - early 1900's, you had Victorian
styles. And within the Victorian era you