The Starr House in Marshall, Texas is an example of southern French Colonial architecture.
French Colonial architecture was an American domestic archtectural style. It was most popular in the American South in states such as Louisiana.[1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x750, 714 KB)I took this picture. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x750, 714 KB)I took this picture. ... Marshall is a major city of the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Texas. ... The U.S. Southern states or The South, known during the American Civil War era as Dixie, is a distinctive region of the United States with its own unique historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge [1] Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29°N to 33°N - Longitude 89°W...
Characteristics
General characteristics of a French Colonial dwelling include a raised basement which would support the floor of the home's primary living quarters. Exterior stairs were another common element, the stairs would often climb up to a distinctive, full-length porch, on a French Colonial home's front facade. The porch roof was normally part of the overall roof. French Colonial roofs were either steep hipped roofs with a dormer or dormers or a side gabled roof. Porches were often accessed via French doors and French Colonial homes in the American South commonly had stuccoed exterior walls.[1] A townhouse with basement windows showing A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. ... A covered porch. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... A dormer is a window set vertically in a structure projecting from a sloping roof. ... The front door of a house is often decorated to appear inviting. ... Stucco is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water which is applied wet, and hardens when it dries. ...
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. ... Joseph F. Glidden House is located in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of DeKalb. ... The theatre today The Saigon Opera House is an example of French Colonial architecture in Vietnam. ...
References
^ ab Bigolin, Steve. The Landmarks of Barb City-Part 43B, Daily Chronicle, 28 February 2005. Retrieved 15 February2007.
The French were very interested in the fur trade, and purchased fur from and formed alliances with Native American tribes, such as the Huron and Ottawa.
French Huguenots established self-governing colonies beyond the control of the French state: for example, Huguenot refugees founded New Paltz, New York in the 1660's, part of a large Huguenot migration to the nominally Dutch New Netherlands.
The French were able to briefly regain some of their former possessions in North America from the Spanish in 1800, during the Napoleonic Era, under the Treaty of San Ildefonse.
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