Part 1 of The Origin of Home Styles Series.
Visit the Origin of the Stick Style Victorian and The Origin of the Cape Cod style homes for more on this series.
Do you know the origin of the Tudor style home? 
There are a number of elegant, stately Tudor homes for sale in Lancaster County.
Tudor homes of today are based on old English themes or medieval times. The architecture evolved during the 15th Century and lasted for well over 100 years into the 17th Century.
The style is named after the ruling dynasty of those times, the Tudors, which included Henry VII and Elizabeth I.
Characteristics of a Tudor home include
- exposed half-timbers,
- stucco,
- cross gables,
- and many times turrets and steeply pitched roofs.
- Windows are usually small paned or diamond patterned.
- Many times second floors were added protruding over the first floor due to the tight corridors in the Medieval streets (called "jettied")
Exterior elements were also brought inside, with rich dark woodwork throughout and brick and stone flooring. Even the furniture was heavy with carved detail and heavy iron latches and pulls. The influences of church came into play with stained glass and painted window panes, often highlighted with rich, jewel-toned velvet and damask fabrics and window coverings. During the rifts in the church, resources that would have gone towards building newer, larger cathedrals were instead used to build larger, stately homes.
Today's Tudor home is patterned after the original style, with the half-timbering being cosmetic rather than a structural component of the post & beam construction.
Modern Suburban estates became the hub of the Tudor style, with well to do homeowners tending to lean toward this style as the suburbs grew in popularity. Fewer Tudors are built today because of the added expense of all the authentic details.
Many feel a Tudor home evokes a feeling of warmth and substance.
In Lancaster County, Tudor homes are found throughout a number of neighborhoods, including the prestigious neighborhood of School Lane Hills in Lancaster Township.
There is also an authentic Tudor that I recently had listed for sale - 2950 Kings Lane.
This ideal Hempfield home featured authentic rich woodwork, charismatic brick, 2 fireplaces, post & beam half-timbering, exposed beams in the family room, and a number of other special features.
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