Have you ever wondered if people in the year 1901 considered what a house would be like in 2001? How about us today discussing what features a house will have in 2101? This lecture will look backward from 2000 to see how homes have changed, then look forward to see if there is a connection. How we use and value a home is, many times, connected to the cultural and economic times around us. Although this is a great factor in the evolution of homes, we will discover that home trends are a by-product of simply what excites people and how they want to better their lives, regardless of the times.