HISTORIC HOME PLANS COLONIAL HOUSE PLANS Colonial homes come in many strands and variations. "Colonial house" may be used broadly to encompass homes built from the earliest settlements until well after Independence. On one end of the spectrum are the rustic cabins with their informal colonial house plans, that grew up over time to become rambling, comfortable farmsteads. On the other end are the grand brick Colonial home plans such as Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest. Whether colonial homes are built of white pine from the Northeast, or warm brick further south, Colonial house plans share simple geometries, axial arrangements of rooms, and essentially classical details. A few samples, representing the range of colonial house plans may be found here.
	Historic Home Plans --- Colonial Home Plans --- Clicking on a photo or item title will take you to a page with complete details about the drawings ad how you may purchase them. All the drawings come from the archives of the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and are printed for you on full size architectural sheets, usually 18" x 24" or 24" x 36". Dinsmore House - 1820s A wood frame Colonial Williamsburg country home $44 - 5 Sheets measuring 18 " x 24 " Ext. Dimensions apx. 29.5' x 50' 2+ Stories, 4 Bedrooms, 2+ baths Built in the 1820s, Charlottesville, Virginia Drawings prepared by HABS in 1976 Poplar Forest - 1810s Thomas Jefferson's masterpiece, the ultimate octagon house $125 - 21 Sheets measuring 24 " x 36 " Ext. Dimensions apx. 67' x 78' 2+ Stories, 4 Bedrooms, 3+ baths Built, 1806-1819, Bedford County, Virginia Drawings prepared by HABS in 1985 Academic Village- University of VA Thomas Jefferson's ground breaking design for the University of Virginia $53 - 8 Sheets measuring 18 " x 24 " Ext. Dimensions apx. 37' x 45' 2+ Stories, 3+ Bedrooms, 2+ baths Built 1822, Charlottesville, Virginia Drawings prepared by HABS in 1986 Israel Arnold House - begun 1695 Historic colonial Rhode Island home $60 - 10 Sheets measuring 18 " x 24 " Ext. Dimensions apx. 28' x 55' 2 Stories, 4+ Bedrooms, 2+ baths Built 1695 & mid 1700s, Providence County, Rhode Island Drawings prepared by HABS in 1961 Jefferies-Bruce House - circa 1838 Historic colonial Rhode Island home $59 - 10 Sheets measuring 18 " x 24 " Ext. Dimensions apx. 28' x 55' 2 Stories, 4+ Bedrooms, 2+ baths Built 1695 & mid 1700s, Providence County, Rhode Island Drawings prepared by HABS in 1961 Riversdale, The Calvert Mansion - ca. 1810 Classical Palladian country mansion, historic home of the Calverts $59 - 10 Sheets measuring 18 " x 24 " Ext. Dimensions, not shown on plans 2+ Stories, 4+ Bedrooms, 4+ baths Built ca. 1810, Riverdale, Maryland Drawings prepared by HABS in 1992 John Dickinson House - 1740 A Classic colonial country estate, home of the patriot, John Dickinson $47 - 5 Sheets measuring 24" x 36" Ext. Dimensions, 100' x 26' 2+ Stories, 4+ Bedrooms, 2+ baths Built in 1740, Kent County, Delaware Drawings prepared by HABS in 1992 John Harris Cottage - 1835 A archetypal colonial cottage design, built in wood $41 - 4 Sheets measuring 18" x 24" Ext. Dimensions, 25' x 35' 1+ Stories, 3+ Bedrooms, 2+ baths Built in 1835, Mineral Point, Wisconsin Drawings prepared by HABS in 1935 Jeremiah Sullivan Townhouse - 1818 An elegant and convenient colonial townhouse $63 - 11 Sheets measuring 18" x 24" Ext. Dimensions, 30' x 75' 2+ Stories, 3+ Bedrooms, 2+ baths Built in 1818, Madison, Indiana Drawings prepared by HABS in 1934 Prestwould Plantation - 1797 A Colonial country mansion, built of stone, with spacious porches $90 - 23 Sheets measuring 18" x 24" Ext. Dimensions, 41' x 67', excluding porches 3 Stories, 4+ Bedrooms, 3+ baths Built in 1797, Mecklenburg County, Virginia Drawings prepared by HABS in 1974 General Salem Towne House - 1796 An upstanding Colonial clapboard house, with a fanlight entry $81 - 17 Sheets measuring 18" x 24" Ext. Dimensions, 47' x 72', excluding porches 2 Stories, 6 Bedrooms, 3+ baths Built in 1796, Charlton, Massachusetts Drawings prepared by HABS in 1934 The Peak House - 1677 An early Colonial timber framed cottage $37 - 3 Sheets measuring 18" x 24" Ext. Dimensions, 15' x 25' 1+ Stories, 1 Bedroom, 1 bath Built in 1677, Medfield, Massachusetts Drawings prepared by HABS in 1934 The Archer Cottage - ca. 1815 A traditional Colonial timber framed cottage $37 - 4 Sheets measuring 18" x 24" Ext. Dimensions, 20' x 30' 1+ Stories, 2 Bedrooms, 1 bath Built circa 1s815, Yorktown, Virginia Drawings prepared by HABS in 1960 The Lightfoot Cottage - ca. 1707 A traditional Colonial brick cottage $38 - 4 Sheets measuring 18" x 24" Ext. Dimensions, 38' x 41' 1+ Stories, 2 Bedrooms, 1 bath Built circa 1707, Yorktown, Virginia Drawings prepared by HABS in 1935       colonial home plans colonial house plans colonial homes colonial houses colonial home plan colonial house plan colonial home colonial house House Plans by Style Early American Styles Colonial Williamsburg Colonial Homes Dutch (Gambrel Roof) Saltbox   Antebellum Period Styles Plantation Mansions Creole Cottages   Victorian Period Styles Queen Anne Italianate Tudor Romanesque / Gothic Eclectic   Shingle Style   Craftsman Style   Bungalows   Prairie Style   Frank Lloyd Wright Homes   Mid-Century Modern   Southwest Styles   House Plans by type Row houses (attached) Narrow lot homes Large lot homes Single story homes Steep slope homes Cottages Midsize homes Estate homes