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What Is a Colonial House Home Guides SF Gate NEWS SPORTS LOCAL CULTURE COMMUTING FOOD DRINK TRAVEL REAL ESTATE OBITS COUPONS News Sports Local Culture Commuting Food Drink Travel Real Estate Obits Coupons Improvement Decor By M C Postins Updated December Related Articles How to Determine if Fireplace is Authentic Art Deco Facts on Ranch-Style Homes Design Spanish Decorate with Beach Colors and With Terra Cotta Floors The home one of the most popular styles in United States according Better Gardens style evolved from European influences which started s Many colonists emigrated Europe brought those them Over time became distinct recognizable for its use geometry different regions added their own tweaks provide relief climate History houses developed out US period Colonists settled primarily along Eastern Seaboard built homes that They as two-story feature room each floor eventually grew into stately four-over-four associated Four-over-four alludes four rooms Characteristics Regardless size Colonial-style share several characteristics Architecture Kids First are symmetrical or square an entry door can be found middle front also features two windows either side five second directly above Other include paired chimneys medium pitched roof drainage rainy weather stairway behind leads hallway bisects Influences trace England When London burned architects helped influence city reconstruction Andrea Palladio Italian architect during Renaissance influenced British like Christopher Wren James Gibbs Robert Adam who rebuild Their architecture was based partly Roman Greek ruins Antique Those seen geometric proportion certain accents such Greek-style columns work these filtered Colonies builders what Regions flourished main New Southern designated As took differences In South ceilings were higher order ventilation summer months majority colonial wood siding material easy come by Virginia considered part family brick because clay plentiful far west Ohio Illinois Additions homeowners sought put stamp These accessories items brass knockers cut-glass doorknobs gilt indoor mirrors shutters Styles Several other types have original French adopted they Louisiana steep roofs elevated foundations wide porches Empire Florida Southwest differentiated materials usually adobe stone help keep cool References HousesAntique ArchitectureYale Haven Teachers Institute it Reflects Change Life Resources Exteriors Most Popular Housing ExplainedPreservation Directory Architectural Guide About Author has been writer editor since His appeared newspapers magazines websites across country Charlotte Sun-Herald Denton Record-Chronicle He received Bachelor Arts degree journalism Stephen F Austin State University Difference Between Traditional Style Interior Italianate Symmetry Victorian Residential Mediterranean-Style Logo Return Top Privacy Notice Your California Rights Interest Based Ads Terms Use Our Company Press Wine Country Green Cannabis Careers Advertising Contact Customer Service Newsroom Contacts Connect Sign up Email Alerts Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram CCPA Do Not Sell My Info QuickLinks Cars Jobs Marketplace Recruitment Services Obituaries Horoscopes Comics Dear Abby Weather Movies TV Earthquakes Wildfires Public MBA Bay Hearst Newspapers Copyright Communications Inc