COLONIAL
This style emerged from a renewed interest in American heritage inspired by the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876. Designs reflect historically accurate proportions and details characterized by rectangular massing, projecting entry porches, simple pallet and symmetry.
Massing
- Symmetrical
- Horizontal proportions
- Single building mass with attached porch
- 2 stories
Roof
- Medium slope, (Gable or Gambrel)
- Simple form
- Multiple gabled dormers
- Minimal overhangs
- Greek returns at eaves are common
Materials
- Horizontal siding
- Brick or Masonry
- Wood shutters
- Brick chimneys
Details
- Classically derived
- Columns of various orders
- Pedimented porches
- Louvered shutters
- Dentil molding at cornice
Porch
- Small, classically detailed
- Attached to main massing
- Various roof forms include gable, shed and arched
Windows and Doors
- Symmetrical window pattern
- Full divided lite (6 over 6 common) double-hung windows
- Grouped or bay windows are common
- Six panel entry doors with fanlight transoms and side lites
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