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Architectural Style Primer
By Tara-Nicholle Nelson | Published: 11/01/2007
Colonial
- Brick or wood exterior
- Small front porch with white rectangular columns topped by a triangular gable or pediment leading up to the front door
- Rectangular building
- Symmetrical facade -- same number of windows on either side of the front door, etc.
- Two or more stories
- Relatively steep roof pitch
- Interior Characteristics: Living rooms on first floor and bedrooms on higher floors
- Breed-specific issues: Damaged timber foundation sills, weather damaged columns, damage to historic interior plaster walls and ceilings