• Dutch Colonial - The true Dutch Colonial style was most likely to be found in New Netherland (New York) and the Hudson River valley as far north as Fort Orange (Albany). New Netherland was founded in 1625. This style may have, itself, been influenced by the settlers of New Sweden, earlier. Nobody really knows for sure.
  • Today, the term "Dutch Colonial" is often used to describe any home with a gambrel roof. In New England, the term "English Colonial" is sometimes used. The English version has a steeper-pitched roof and does not curve or flare outward as it descends to the top of the first floor. The Dutch Colonial Revival period occurred in 1890 to 1930 with adaptations of the style.

• Gothic Revival - Generally, these are two or two-and-one-half-story houses with steep gable and gambrel roofs, substantial "jig-saw'"decoration as in the train station shown below. The Gothic Revivial house might even have at touch of stained-glass. Athough Gothic Revival was used for housing around the year 1850, and then lost popularity, the Gothic Revival style was still being used for churches a hundred years later. Note the simplified Gothic features of this Southwest Community church: There are pointed and arched windows of stained glass, a steeply-pitched roof (reminiscent of slate), and the suggestion of rib-like flying buttresses on the sides of the building.

• Eastlake - Named for Charles Locke Eastlake (1833-1906), a English furniture designer and architect. This style takes the Eastlake furniture designs and applies them to spindles, posts, and railings: All of these items were created by power tools and applied to an eclectic assortment of houses. The Minnehaha Depot (1875), located in Minneapolis, is known as "the Princess" because of the intricately-sawn decorative work. Steam-driven saws and lathes are used to create the intricate railings, moldings, and window trim. These decorations are intended to cast striking shadows under the overhangs. Located along the route from Minneapolis to Chicago, train passengers at the Minneahaha Depot enjoyed the convenience of 16 daily departures.