Colonial Revival

Exterior · Specific House Styles · printed page 307 (PDF page 308)

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Colonial Revival Style Architectural Styles and Details Building Shapes and Details

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late 1800s to mid 1900s
front door is the focal point of the house
door has crown or small entry porch
windows are usually double-hung with multiple panes
they may be grouped together, different sizes or non-symmetrical

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The illustration shows the front elevation of a two-story Colonial Revival house with a hipped, shingle-patterned roof and a chimney at the left. The central paneled front door is emphasized by sidelights, steps, and a small pedimented entry porch supported by columns. Multi-pane windows have flanking louvered shutters and appear individually and in groups of different sizes. A dashed circle highlights the paired lower-right windows, and annotations identify the entrance and window arrangements as characteristic style features. No defects or improper construction practices are depicted.

Components

hip roof roof covering eaves chimney exterior walls double-hung windows window shutters window sills paneled front door sidelights entry porch pediment porch columns entry steps foundation

Materials

roof shingles window glass