Character Defining Features

• One to two stories;
• Irregular plan;
• Low-pitched hipped or gabled roofs. Roof lines may be complex. Cross gabled and multi-front gable roofs are also common;
• Vented opening below the gable peak;
• Wide eaves;
• Knee braces, exposed rafter tails and beams. Detailed rafter ends are not uncommon;
• Tapered, square or double columns which support the porch roof are typically short and rest upon large stone or brick piers that extend to the ground level;
• Covered porch;
• Building materials include varying combinations of wood, stone, brick and shingles;
• Roof dormers are common. These dormers are often shed, gabled or hipped;
• Fireplaces consist of brick or stone;
• Wood windows, double-hung, multiple lights over single pane. Multiple windows appear together in banks. Casement windows are also seen;
• Shingle, lap siding, and simple (drop) siding is common; and,
• Solid wood or wood and glass doors at the primary entrance are common.

Window Examples

Door Examples

Siding Examples