100 DAYS OF CENTRAL MASS FEATURES DUTCH GAMBREL STYLE HOMES
Dutch Gambrels, also known as Dutch Colonial Revival style homes are part of the colonial class. They are Dutch colonials with gambrel style roofs. You will often times hear them described as "barn" houses. Dutch colonial revival styled homes were very popular in the 1920s. The gambrel style roof was popular because it allowed people to build a second story on their home inexpensively and for tax purposes, the homes were still considered a single story home helping to save money.
Some of the most common characteristics of Dutch Colonial Revival style homes:
- 1 ½ to 2 stories
- Gambrel roof is distinguishing feature, sometimes seen with flared eaves
- Siding may be Wood clapboard or shingle, brick, stone
- Façade may be symmetrical, but it's common to see side entries and balanced asymmetry
- Gable-end chimneys
- Decorative windows in gable end
- Porch under overhanging eaves, occasionally running the full width of the house
- Entry may have a decorative hood with brackets or portico with classically-styled columns
- Windows are multi-light such as six-over-one, six-over-six, or eight-over-eight
- Shed, hipped, or gable dormers
Dutch Gambrel style homes are one of the prettiest and most diverse styles of homes. We have quite a few of them up here in Central Mass and around New England.
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