 Example of Dutch Colonial Revival, Plainfield, NJ. Dutch Colonial is a style of American domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves on the long sides. Modern versions built in the early 20th Century are more accurately referred to as "Dutch Colonial Revival," a subtype of the Colonial Revival style. Image File history File linksMetadata DutchColonial_Plainfield-NJ.jpg‎ Example of Dutch Colonial Revival, built in 1923, Plainfield, NJ (Netherwood Heights) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata DutchColonial_Plainfield-NJ.jpg‎ Example of Dutch Colonial Revival, built in 1923, Plainfield, NJ (Netherwood Heights) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
A gambrel is a symmetrical two sided roof with two slopes, the upper slope being less steep. ...
An eave is the edge of a roof. ...
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style. ...
History There seems to be some conflict on the origins of this American style of home. - Most sources state that the Dutch settlers of New York and New Jersey built their homes to reflect their Flemish culture.
- However, at least one other source states that this style of home was built by German, or “Deutsch” settlers in Pennsylvania as early as the 1600s.
It may be worthwhile to compare the Dutch colonization of the Americas with the Pennsylvania Dutch. During the 17th century, Dutch traders established trade posts and plantations throughout the Americas; actual colonization, with Dutch settling in the new lands was not as common as with settlements of other European nations. ...
The Pennsylvania Dutch (perhaps more strictly Pennsylvania Deitsch or Pennsylvanian German) are descendants of German speaking immigrants who came to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s. ...
Whatever the case, central to the style is a broad gambrel roof with flaring eaves that extend over the long sides, resembling a barn in construction. Earlier homes were a single room, with additions added to either end (short side) and very often a porch on each long side. End walls were generally of stone and the chimney was usually located on one or both ends. Common were double-hung sash windows with outward swinging wood casements and a central double Dutch door. A gambrel is a symmetrical two sided roof with two slopes, the upper slope being less steep. ...
An eave is the edge of a roof. ...
A Dutch door is a door divided horizontally in such a fashion that the bottom half may remain shut while the top half opens. ...
Revival in the 20th Century This style enjoyed a revival during the first three decades of the 20th century, as the country looked back with nostalgia to its colonial past. While the original design was always reflected, some details were updated such as the primary entryway moving to the long side of the house. Image File history File links Amityville_poster. ...
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Within the revival style, these more modern homes varied a great deal with regard to materials used, architectural details, and size. For example one house might be a small two-story structure of 1400 square feet with dormers bearing shed-like overhangs, while another larger example would have three stories and a grand entrance adorned with a transom and sidelights. Transom (probably a corruption of Latin transtrum, a thwart, in a boat; equivalents are French traverse, croisillon, German Losholz) is the architectural term given to the horizontal lintel or beam which is framed across a window, dividing it into stages or heights. ...
This house style was made famous in the film The Amityville Horror, with its attic windows looking eerily like the eyes of the house. The original 1970s cover of The Amityville Horror The Amityville Horror is the title of a best-selling book by the author Jay Anson which was published in 1977. ...
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