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1800 Old Meadow Rd #211, McLean Real Estate Dispatch

How Much Do Mid 20th-Century Others Cost At Regency in 22102 in Fairfax County?

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1800 Old Meadow Rd #405, McLean Real Estate Update

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Architectual Style Check List

  1. What shape is the house, overall?
    • Rectangular and symmetrical: National, Colonial, Neoclassical, Greek Revival, Italianate
    • Square and box-like: American Foursquare
    • L-shaped: Folk and National styles
    • Complicated and asymmetrical: Queen Anne and other Victorian styles, Chateauesque
    • Rounded corners: Pueblo, Art Moderne
    • Single story or 1½ story: Cape Cod, Ranch, Craftsman, Cottage styles
  2. Does the roof have any of these features?
    • Unusually steep pitch: Gothic Revival and other Victorian styles, Tudor
    • Unusually low pitch: Craftsman, Prairie, Ranch, Monterey, and Spanish styles
    • Flat: Italianate, Beaux Arts, Pueblo, Mediterranean, and Modernistic
    • Gambrel: Dutch Colonial
    • Mansard: Second Empire and other French-inspired styles
    • Hipped: American Foursquare, Colonial styles, Victorian styles
    • Salt box: Colonial
    • Flared eaves: French styles, Craftsman, Prairie
    • Round towers: Queen Anne, Romanesque, Chateauesque, French styles
    • Cupolas: Italianate, Greek Revival, Second Empire
    • Rounded parapets: Mission
  3. Is the house sided with any of these materials?
    • Adobe: Pueblo, Monterey, Spanish Colonial Revival
    • Stucco: Mission, Tudor, Spanish styles
    • Rough stone: Romanesque
    • Patterned wood shingles: Victorian styles
    • Half-timbering: Tudor, Stick, Queen Anne
    • Cedar shingles: Victorian Shingle, Craftsman, Tudor
  4. Does the house have any of these window types?
    • Multi-paned: Adam, Georgian, Neoclassical
    • Diamond-paned: Tudor, Prairie
    • Palladian: Adam, Colonial Revival, Neoclassical
    • Round or elliptical: Adam, Neoclassical
    • Oriel: Tudor, Gothic Revival, Chateauesque
    • Casement: Tudor, Craftsman, Dutch Colonial, Spanish styles, modern styles
    • Pointed: Gothic Revival
    • Rounded with "eyebrow' hoods: Italianate
    • Fanlights: Adam, Neoclassical, Colonial Revival
  5. Do you notice any of these details?
    • Dentil moldings: Georgian, Adam, Colonial styles
    • Garlands or floral ornaments: Federal, Adam, Beaux Arts
    • Turned spindles: Queen Anne, Carpenter Gothic, Folk Victorian
    • Zigzags or chevrons: Art Deco
    • Shutters: Cape Cod and other Colonial styles
    • Round, fluted columns: Greek Revival, Adam, Neoclassical, Beaux Arts
    • Square or trapezoid porch supports: Craftsman, Prairie, Mission, American Foursquare
    • Little or no ornamentation: National and Folk styles, Cape Cod, Ranch, Modern styles
Source: National Association of Realtors