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1704 Ave. X, 1925; S. B.
Haynes, architect (Pictured) 1714 Ave. X, 1925 1918 17th, 1926; Peters & Haynes, architects 2101 17th, 1926 1808 Broadway, 1928; S. B. Haynes, architect |
Colonial Revival
Nationally, Colonial Revivals were the dominant styles for domestic construction in the first half of this century, a reflection of the growing interest in pre-American Revolution English and Dutch houses of the Atlantic Coast. Predominantly borrowing details from the Georgian and Adam styles, they are often confused with grander, Classical Revival houses that share the same details, but have Classical forms.
Most examples are not true to one style, but are rather an eclectic mixture of details from several styles and can take many different shapes. Colonial Revival homes may be one- or two-story symmetrical structures with hipped or side-gabled roofs. One-story side-gabled houses in this style are generally known as "Cape Cods." Two-story examples may have one-story full width porches or a front-facing center gable, often projected. Dutch Colonial houses have front or side-facing gambrel-roofs with either individual or long, shed-roofed dormers. The steep gambrel roof starts at the one-story level, hiding an almost-full, second story, with the exception of the dormers. Other examples, particularly after the increased popularity of the automobile and the subsequent desire for attached garages in the 1930s, many asymmetrical.
Usual details include accentuated
entrances with either a wall-attached pediment with pilasters or
a projected pediment supported by slender columns creating a
small, front porch. Doors with elliptical (Adam) or rectangular
(Georgian) fanlights and with or without Adman-styled sidelights
were common. In symmetrical versions, single or paired
double-hung windows with multiple panes of glass typically flank
a central door. Porches, if used, are either small or full-width,
but are never full height as in the Classical Revival style.
Exterior cladding may be brick, wood clapboards, or a combination
of the two.
English Colonial Revival
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1704 Ave. X, 1925; S. B.
Haynes, architect (Pictured) 1714 Ave. X, 1925 1918 17th, 1926; Peters & Haynes, architects 2101 17th, 1926 1808 Broadway, 1928; S. B. Haynes, architect |
Dutch Colonial Revival
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2607 22nd, 1937 (Pictured) 1722 32nd, c. 1941 |
