- American Craftsman bungalow-style homes were popular in the early 1900s.
- The mid-century modern design movement took off in the 1950s.
- These days, smart homes full of technology are the latest trend.
Owning a home is a cornerstone of the American dream, even though home ownership has been at a historic low. But what American homes have looked like over the years has changed based on architecture and design trends, social movements, and technological advances.
Here's what a dream home has looked like in every decade for the last 100 years.
In the early 1900s, the American Arts and Crafts movement popularized American Craftsman bungalow-style homes.
American Craftsman homes were made of natural materials with built-in furniture, exposed beams, and open floor plans, according to HGTV.
The Gamble House in Pasadena, California, is a famous American Craftsman home that is now a museum and National Historic Landmark. Built in 1908 by Charles and Henry Greene, the home contains 17 different kinds of masterfully sculpted wood.
In the 1910s, industrialist Gilded Age mansions embodied upper class wealth.
Some of the last Gilded Age mansions were built in the US in the 1910s. While much of the working class in major cities lived in poverty, high-powered industrialists amassed massive amounts of wealth and built their homes accordingly with dozens of rooms full of furniture and artwork imported from Europe.
The Henry Clay Frick House was built from 1913 to 1914 by the firm Carrère and Hastings in New York City. Frick made his fortune in the steel manufacturing business and became an art patron. Today, his home is an art museum, art reference library, and National Historic Landmark.
Modernism and art deco interior design styles ruled the 1920s.
The art deco style of interior design popular in the 1920s was characterized by large geometric patterns, streamlined shapes, and symmetry.
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