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HOLLYWOOD CAPE COD: Gambrel roof lines Cottages House, Black And White House, Black Houses, Gambrel Roof, Plans Architecture, Traditional Cottage, Cottage Exterior, Casas Coloniales, Dutch Colonial

Our new house will be full of Gambrel roof lines. You see them all over Cape Cod, but there is only one, that's right 1, that I have seen in Birmingham. Since the very first day that I saw that "gambrel roof line house" in Crestline, I have always declared that it was my favorite and if I could ever build a house, it would look just like that one. One day, several months ago, I showed our plans to our friend who jokingly said, "that looks like a barn"! I quickly assured him that it wasn't…

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Gambrel Roof With Porch, Dutch Colonial House Plans, Dutch Colonial Exterior, Dutch Colonial House, Gambrel House, Dutch Colonial Homes, Gambrel Style, Colonial House Plans, Mansard Roof

This style is characterized by gambrel roofs consisting of curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions built in the early 20th century are most accurately referred to as “Dutch Colonial Revival” a sub-type of the Colonial Revival style. The gambrel roof allowed a complete second story to be built at minimal expense. Another advantage, as seen in the 1798 Federal Direct Tax records, was that gambrel-roofed houses were classified for tax purposes as one-story homes, which…

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