Below are four houses located in the town of Union. They present some features which suggest interesting architectural styles. See if you can answer the questions related to each house. The answers may be seen by using the mouse and "hovering" just below the text for each house. Some browsers may not support this so if you don't see the answer click here.
There are wonderful later additions in front and at the side of this house. What's the original style? (Hint: Find the window trim.)
Greek Revival. See the first floor front windows and those in the gables;
there's Greek Revival trim. The rather steeply pitched roof is a confirming clue.
What is the style of this house? The ell? What is the style of the sidelights (windows) at the front door?
The house is Greek Revival, the ell Colonial. The sidelights (by the front door)
are Federal in proportion. Still, it maintains a remarkable unity.
Look at the definitive gable windows. What does the size and placement of the front windows suggest?
Though the fronts of such houses are quite symmetrical, "anything goes" in the
gable. These windows are quite regular in spacing (not always true), but of
several sizes. The front windows are lowered, perhaps to accommodate a porch at
one time. This is a frequent reason for having lowered windows. The doorway is
Greek Revival and the windows are far apart enough to allow shutters, so there
probably was some updating (before the Civil War!) on the front. The road is
pretty old; but did this once face="" the water rather than the hillside?
The ell on this house looks OLD. Why might one think so?
It seems to "hug" the ground and has no overhang; it faces south, not the road.
The nearby barn is an 18th Century design (Its door is in the side, not the end).
The house's "newer" part (Greek Revival, 1830-1840) faces the road and has a
roofline quite different from the ell.
Which Style is this? The window placement and overhang are clues. When did someone up-date it with "new" window trim?
Colonial. In Greek Revival times (about 1830-1840) someone updated this by adding
at least new trim above the windows. Without moving the windows down. It became necessary to put
the trim up into the narrow soffit.
What makes this red-doored house a Greek Revival one? Is the ell built in the same style?
This is a definitive Greek Revival front and roofline. The ell, built before, at the same time, or after,
is in Colonial style with simpler lines and little roof overhang. It has been acceptable to make the ells
simpler than the "main house".
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