The new district contains a wide variety of homes that, together, offer a history of the American mid-century.
from: Avondale Estates, Historic Resource Inventory Phase II (2014)
The extended hall-parlor is just as the name implies. The width is similar to a hall- parlor, two unequal rooms, but the depth is a massed plan extending two or three rooms to the rear. Chimneys are often along the exterior walls though sometimes on an interior roof slope where it can be shared between two rooms. Popular in the early twentieth century, the form is sometimes confused with the front gable bungalow which is visually similar. “Do you have a design in mind for your blog? Whether you prefer a trendy postcard look or you’re going for a more editorial style blog - there’s a stunning layout for everyone.”
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The English cottage is characterized by a steeply pitched roof, sometimes simply side gabled and sometimes cross-gabled and a lateral chimney on the façade of the house which reads clearly from the exterior. Mildly polychromatic brick or stone accents are common, as are stoops and inset porches.
The American Small House is commonly associated with the post-WWII building boom although examples predating the war are not uncommon. The American Small House is generally a simple rectangular box with a low to medium pitched side-gabled roof, and is almost defined by the absence of eaves. Chimney placement along the ridgeline is common. In plan the form is generally composed of non-proportional rooms clustered around a completely interior hall. Stylistic details are typically non-existent or very minimal with some Colonial Revival or English Vernacular accents.
This type is small and simple. It is proportionally a rectangle but almost square in form with a length-to-width ratio of less than 2:1. The house can be expanded with a carport.
This is a simply massed Ranch similar to the Compact but longer with a length-to- width ratio of 2:1. The Linear Ranch may have slight projections or recessed elements but the overall effect is of a long, narrow linear form.
This is a Linear Ranch with a cluster of rooms (usually bedrooms) at one end that projects to the front, back, or both. The clusters give this subtype a truncated “L” or “T” shape but the overall appearance of a linear form predominates.
The Courtyard Ranch has at least two wings that embrace a courtyard, typically on the front. Some examples have slight diminutive wings that suggest the presence of a courtyard.
This subtype features a half-courtyard formed by the intersection of two wings of the house. Think of it as a Linear Ranch bent 90 degree in the middle. Both wings must contain living space.
Long, low, and as deep as it is wide, the Bungalow Ranch has a square plan and a large hipped roof.
This is a catchall category for Ranch Houses that conform in plan to a letter of the alphabet, for example “T” shaped, “Y” shaped, and “V” shaped houses.
The Split Level is a product of mid- twentieth century suburbs and was popular in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and into the 1980s. The split level house consists of three levels in which the floor levels are staggered so that the "main" level of the house is halfway between the upper and lower floors. The main doorway is near the center, entering into the middle level, and the garage is typically in the lowest level.
Identified by the Georgia Historic Preservation Division, though not formally defined, this is a catchall for two-story houses of the era with two stories that are not Split Levels. In Avondale Estates, many resemble the Georgian House form though do not necessarily follow the symmetrical interior plan of that type. One story wings are also prevalent among this type in Avondale Estates.
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