Cape Cod

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Cape Cod Style House Architectural Styles and Details Building Shapes and Details

Text in the illustration

1700s onwards
1-1/2 stories with no dormers
large central chimney
typically clapboard or shingle siding
central front door
1-1/2 rooms deep

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a compact Cape Cod house with a steep gable roof and a large central chimney. It is identified as 1-1/2 stories with no dormers and 1-1/2 rooms deep. A central front door is flanked by multi-pane windows, while the gable end has two lower windows and one upper window. Horizontal siding covers the walls, with an annotation identifying clapboard or shingle siding as typical. The drawing presents architectural characteristics rather than defects or installation practices.

Components

gable roof central chimney exterior siding central front door multi-pane windows gable end window trim door trim

Materials

clapboard or shingle siding brick chimney masonry window glass