Styles

These are just some of the architectural styles we welcome at Oak Grove. If you have a question about a specific plan, or architectural style, please contact us.

Craftsman

Artful attention and care are given to all elements, inside and out, of this Architectural Style also known as Arts and Crafts and Western Stick Style.

Born out of the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe late in the 19th century, the Craftsmen Style shares decorative elements with Art Nouveau, both being based on organic shapes.

Victorian

Fanciful and flamboyant, Victorian architecture takes on many shapes. Some Victorian houses are lavishly decorated. Others are restrained in their embellishments. Yet the flashy "painted ladies" of San Francisco and the refined brownstones of Brooklyn share many of the same features. There is an element of surprise to the typical Victorian home. The roof is steeply pitched and irregular. The overall shape of the house is asymmetrical.

Bungalow

There are many variations of the Bungalow depending on locale and fashions of the time, however all are characterized by low and simple lines with wide projecting roofs and a lower gable usually covering a large open porch. Typically, the Bungalow is a one-story house with wood shingles for the exterior finish although many may use stucco or brick. Exposed structural members and trim work usually are painted but the shingles are left in their natural state or treated with earth-tone stains.

Prairie

Originating in Chicago with Frank Lloyd Wright as the noted Master, the Prairie Style house consists usually of two-stories built of brick or timber covered with stucco. Stylized and abstracted motifs are frequently used in leaded glass windows and interiors. One story wings, often with massive, square porch supports, along with window boxes or flattened pedestal urns for flowers are other common details found on this mainly Midwestern style.

Colonial Revival

Colonial Revival became a popular American house style after it appeared at the 1876 the US Centennial Exposition. Reflecting American patriotism and a desire for simplicity, the Colonial Revival house style remained popular until the mid-1950's. Between World War I and II, Colonial Revival was the most popular historic revival house style in the United States.