The garrison colonial house is representative.
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Adam federal style house plans a later development feature low pitched roofs and more decorative detail.
A garrison is an architectural style of house typically two stories with the second story overhanging in the front.
This style of roofing became popular in the united states during the 18 th century in the.
This style is distinguished by a second story overhanging the long side of the house and below that overhang there are sometimes found a set of four decorative carvings such as pineapples or acorns.
It is rectangular with two stories.
It is rectangular with two stories.
Nov 5 2013 the origins of the garrison home can be traced back to england where this style of house was called a two story english overhang because the second story overhangs the first.
The most popular roof style may be the side gable because it s one of the easiest to build.
Dutch colonial house plans are easy to spot by their gambrel roof with two different slopes shallow and then steep when you think of a classic barn shape you probably picture a gambrel roof.
The hip roof is the most commonly used roof style in north america after the gabled roof.
We purchased our 1960 s garrison colonial in a boston suburb in late 2014.
A hip roof or a hipped roof is a style of roofing that slopes downwards from all sides to the walls and hence has no vertical sides.
A full or partial gable can be found at the end of the ridge in the roof allowing for a greater amount of internal roof space.
The traditional ornamentation is four carved drops pineapple strawberry or acorn shape below the overhang.
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It is a variant of the colonial revival style and is most commonly seen in the north.
The gables on this house face the sides so the slope of the roof is in the front and back.
The garrison style is a two story building with an overhanging jetty.
This style also improves the look of the roof providing a more unique and interesting design than the very common simple hip roof.
The gable is the triangular siding area formed by the shape of the roof.