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Cape Cod house – Wikipedia From the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation search This article is about architectural style For other uses see disambiguation c A a low broad single-story frame building with moderately steep pitched gabled roof large central chimney and very little ornamentation Originating in New England th century simple symmetrical design was constructed of local materials withstand stormy stark weather It features front door flanked by multi-paned windows The space above st floor often left unfinished or without on gable ends enjoyed boom popularity adaptation modern needs s- s particularly Colonial Revival embellishments remains feature homebuilding Contents History Federal Capes early Framing layout Adaptations Today See also References External links edit Ephraim Hawley House built cottage originated wood counties brought America Puritan carpenters harsh climate tested pioneers’ ingenuity lowering pulling its plan into more square footprint they transported English Hall parlor now called has survived emerged as x b -story wooden shutters clapboard shingle exterior Using cedar for roofing siding shingles oak pine framing flooring settlers houses locally adapted England’s extreme winter Temperatures January February can drop F snow accumulations reaching several feet To fight chill massive chimneys ceilinged rooms conserve heat characteristic homes minimized load Finally colonists installed hold back heavy winds Reverend Timothy Dwight IV president Yale University from coined term after visit His observations were published posthumously Travels York popularized broadly slightly elaborate variant though traditional unornamented capes remain common Hoyt-Barnum farmhouse Brockton Heights Massachusetts Harlow Old Fort an example rarer Gambrel-roofed Colonial-era most prevalent Northeastern United States Atlantic Canada They made covered wide unpainted which weathered grey over time Most small usually size Often different sizes worked those nine six panes citation needed appearance center that could accommodate back-to-back fireplaces main bedroom first loft second typical had no dormers government plans three-quarter designed Eleanor Raymond overwhelming majority timber framed three bays formed four bents few late examples used stud plank fall categories quarter half full comparatively rare cape single bay wider outside would become window but depth two one side while consists home each Otherwise nearly identical Inside staircase led upper level consisted children’s bedrooms lower hall daily living including cooking dining gathering master Some use naming system call full-size version double this extended duplex structure High post known kneewall originally uncommon became so cape-derived vernacular architecture Midwest posts extend vertically past increasing usable simplifying joinery at cost structural rigidity fenestrated Over years owners doubled added wings onto rear sides typically single-storied Dormers increased light 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