Residential Architectural Styles in San Francisco: 1920–Now
When and Why Styles Changed: 1920-Now
Neutra in San Francisco
Art Deco
International Style
Streamline Moderne
Second Bay Area Style
Third Bay Area Style
Eichlers
Postmodernism
New Modernism
Spanish Eclectic / Mediterranean Revival
Overview of Styles 1920-Now
The timeline, style sheets, and videos explain the different styles and help you identify them.
Click on the image to download the pdf of the timeline and style sheets.
The timeline sheet is 11 x 17, the style sheets are 8.5 x 11.
Videos
Scroll down for videos of each style within this period.
These videos are High Definition. For full screen view click on the expand button at the lower right corner of the YouTube window, then click play. You can pause the movie to read the captions and study the pictures, then click play to resume. Click the esc key to return from full screen to this page.
Forest Hill in San Francisco
