Modern Colonial Project
Review of Colonial-Style Architecture and Exurban Living VideoSetting the stage for his 21st century Colonial project, Bob discusses the current trend toward exurban living and the renewed popularity of the Center Entry Colonial. The original Colonial-style homes where built by the colonists before the American Revolution. They regained favor in the 1870s at the time of the Centennial and again in the 1930s as people realized the importance of preserving the country's antique homes, and yet again during the Bicentennial. Salient characteristics include a pitched roof, central chimney, evenly placed windows right under the roofline, shutters, and, of course, a center entry.
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Review of Colonial-Style Architecture and Exurban Living Setting the stage for his 21st century Colonial project, Bob discusses the current trend toward exurban living and the renewed popularity of the Center Entry Colonial. The original Colonial-style homes ...
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| Bob tours the Winslow Crocker House in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, with Peter Gittelman of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. The house, built in the 1770s, is an ...
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| Kevin Parquette's crew is making swift work of the framing using traditional practices such as 2-by-4 construction with 1/2 inch CDX plywood sheathing. The partitions are constructed on the ...
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