Like
the Saltbox, the Dutch Colonial had a symmetrical design which means
if you cut the house in half, both sides look the same. The front door
was in the center with two windows on both sides of the first floor,
five windows on the second floor and three on the third floor. The windows
were usually the same size but the windows on the third floor were smaller.
Stones or bricks were used to build the home. Shingles or small wooden boards were used to build the roof. Pennsylvania has a lot of clay in its soil. Clay was used to make the bricks to build the home. The home had a large stone fireplace and chimney. |
The
gambrel roof colonial home was also known as the Dutch Colonial.
A gambrel roof was curved and had a shape similar to a barn roof.
The roof’s shape made room for a third floor. |
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| Many people who lived in Dutch Colonial homes were farmers. The land was very fertile and the rivers supplied the water to produce the crops. The farmers grew vegetables, fruit and grain crops. | |
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June 16, 2004