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American Early Colonial Style Architecture

American Early Colonial Style period includes both New England Colonial and Southern Colonial architecture.

New England Colonial

timber-framed structure with clapboard siding
simple "saltbox form" with steeply pitched gable roof
second story overhangs
small leaded windows
massive central chimney

Southern Colonial

brick or timber-framed structure
simple "saltbox form" with steeply pitched gable roof
narrow plan, often only one room deep
patterned brick masonry
massive chimneys at each end of house

a collection of features from A Momentary Vignette!

evergreen bough | symbolic tradition in building.
facade | the face of building.
knee brace | diagonal supporting member.
lintel | a horizontal support element at openings.
wrought iron | hand crafted iron hardware.

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