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Federal: The style is depicted by prominent square or rectangular exteriors with slender curved iron stair railings and Palladian or Venetian windows. Savannah examples: the Davenport House and the Oliver Struges House.

Georgian: The style is depicted by symmetrical square facades with hipped roofs. Chimneys are built on the ends and quoins often adorn the corners. Savannah examples: The Olde Pink House Restaurant.

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Gothic Revival: The style is depicted by crafted details on pinnacles, chimneys and large welcoming entry hallways. Often used on churches of the period. Savannah examples: Cathedral of John the Baptist, Green-Meldrim House and the Temple Mickve Israel.

Greek Revival: The style is depicted by a gables portico or temple façade of one or two stories with columns of the Greek, Doric or Ionic orders. Construction is post and beam. And roofs are designed with slopes and may be disguised behind heavy cornices and parapets. Savannah examples: The Champion-McAlpin House, First Bryan Baptist Church, First Baptist Church.

Italianate: The style was inspired by the farmhouses of northern Italy and is depicted by low garbled roofs with wide overhanging eaves supported by decorative brackets, and entrance towers and roundhead windows with hood moldings. Most examples also feature cast-iron fronts and detailed entrances. Savannah examples: Kehoe House, Mercer House and the Andrew Low House.

Regency: The style is depicted by triangular pediments, semicircular stairs. Articulated window openings, ionic columns and classical alcove entrance ways. Savannah examples: The Owens-Thomas House, Telfair Museum of Art and Ships of the Sea Museum.

Romanesque Revival: The style is depicted by arch and dome construction, Corinthian column capitols and roof balustrades. Savannah examples: The Cotton Exchange and the Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory.

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