Just For Fun

Do you know your Architecture?

Answers can be found at the bottom of the web page

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8th grade exams from 1895............*

If you were born before 1945 you can relate-

If you are a baby boomer you will understand-

If you are a young whippersnapper-

read and learn!

The greatest generation was born before......

Television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, plastic, contact lenses, Frisbees and the Pill.

They were here before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams and ballpoint pens, before pantyhose, dishwashers, clothes dryers, electric blankets and air conditioners.

Before civil rights, dual careers and commuter marriages.

They got married first and then lived together ( How quaint!)

Gay meant to be merry

Bunnies were small rabbits and rabbits were not Volkswagons.

There was no FM radio, CD's or DVD's, electric typewriters, and computers were outrageous nonsense seen only in science fiction movies.

Guys didn't wear earrings and time sharing meant togetherness not vacation condiminiums.

Hardware meant nails and doorknobs and software wasn't even a word.

Pizzas, MacDonalds and instant coffee were unheard of.

They did have Five and Dime stores where you actually bought things for 5 or 10 cents. Also for a nickel you could ride a street car, make a phone call, buy a Pepsi or enough stamps to mail one letter and two postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600 but probably couldn't afford one. A shame when gasoline was 11 cents a gallon!

In their day GRASS was moved, COKE was a cold drink and POT was something you cooked in and ROCK MUSIC was what Grandma sang at bedtime .

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Answers to Architecture Quiz.

A. I TALIANTE 1845-1885

Designed to resemble Italian country villas.

B. CAPE COD 1710-1830

Early houses used wood shingles on sides and roof which weathered grey. Later versions used clapboards.

C. MANSARD 1855-1885

Also called Second Empire style- recognized by it's highly distinctive roofline.

D. GOTHIC REVIVAL 1835-1880

The objective was to capture the romance of medieval buildings.

E. SALTBOX 1700-1770

Defined by roofline. It came from the practice of adding a lean-to onto the back of a house for extra space.

F. CARPENTER GOTHIC 1870-1910

Noted by sawn wood ornamentation. Also known as gingerbread. Ornamentation dependent upon the whim and skill of the carpenter.

G. GREEK REVIVAL 1815-1840

Empasis on columns or pilasters. Windows are strongly vertical, with six-over-six panes

H. QUEEN ANNE 1875-1900

Picturesque, non- symmetrical composition. Turrets, gables and dormers used frequently

I. EARLY GEORGIAN 1720-1760

Symmetrical design based on Roman classicism. Set on high foundation.

J. LATE GEORGIAN 1760-1780

Heavy use of classical details. Cornices and columns. Palladian window on sedond floor center

K. COLONIAL 1690-1760

Large central chimney, narrow clappboards simple frames. Small paned windows.

L. FEDERAL 1780-1820

After the revolution designers rejected much of the Late Georgian classical decoration but retained the basic Roman symmetry making it hard to distinguish from Early Georgian design.

Quiz courtesy of the Old-House Journal.