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Created By: Tyler Vernon Nick Stratton
Originated with the colonists who came from England to New England. They used the English house with a hall and parlor as a model, adapting this design with local materials to best protect against New England's notoriously stormy weather. Over the next several generations emerged a one- to one-and-a-half-story house with wooden shutters and clapboard or shingle exterior.
•Steep roof with side gables •Small roof overhang •1 or 1 stories •Made of wood and covered in wide clapboard or shingles •Large central chimney linked to fireplace in each room •Symmetrical appearance with door in center
•Dormers for space, light, and ventilation •Multi-paned, double-hung windows •Shutters •Formal, center-hall floor plan •Hardwood floors •Little exterior ornamentation
A Cape Cod is a style of house originating in New England in the 17th century. It is traditionally characterized by a low, broad frame building, generally a story and a half high, with a steep, perfectly pitched roof with end gables and a large central chimney.
Cape Cod
