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Colonial Homes
New England Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Homes
• First concern was to provide shelter– Caves dug into hillsides, ten-like structures
made of tree branches covered with cloth, or stakes driven into the ground to form palisades, roofed with rushes or branches covered with mats or mud
– Typically for the poor
Characteristics 1626-1725
• Plan
• Roofline
• Doorway
• Windows
• Materials
Coffin and Fitch Houses
• Plan– Originally one room
deep with a prominent central chimney. Often a second story overhang on front and or side with a lean to added to the rear of building
Fairbanks House
• Roofline
Steep pitch, often with many gables. Massive oblong central chimney was roofline focus.
Fairbanks and Capen Houses
• Roofline– Steep pitch, often with
many gables. Massive oblong chimney was roofline focus.
Doorway
• Doorway– Entrance on long side
of building with little concern for façade symmetry. Simple serviceable board and batten door.
Doorway
Doorway• Entrance on long side of building with little
concern for the façade symmetry. • Simple serviceable board and batten door.
Windows
• Windows– Small, few in number,
and asymmetrically placed. Framed simply, the windows were usually casement with diagonally shaped leaded panes.
Windows
• Small, few in number, and asymetrically placed.
• Framed simply, the windows were usually casement with diagonally shaped leaded panes.
Windows
Windows
• Diamond-Pane• Crown Glass
Materials
• Timber frame construction. Usually unpainted wood with narrow clapboards.
Salt Box
Materials
• Timber frame construction.
Materials
Usually unpainted wood with narrow clapboards.
Additions
Interiors
• Colonial Hearth
• See Fairbanks House interior
Early New England Colonial houses had many of these features:
• Usually located in the northeastern USA, mostly in Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New York.
• Steep roof with side gables • Lean-to addition with saltbox roof • Narrow eaves • Large chimney at the center • Two stories • In some cases, the second story slightly protrudes over the lower
floor • Wood framed with clapboard or shingles
• Small casement windows, some with diamond-shaped panes • Little exterior ornamentation
Homework
• You are required to identify colonial home characteristics in your community. Write a paragraph explaining how the item you have chosen resembles a colonial home characteristic or identify the differences.
• Please also identify the address or location of where you found these colonial characteristics. Pictures are always welcome!
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