FRONT GABLE NEW ENGLAND COLONIAL OR
CHARLESTON COLONIAL OR ENGLISH COLONIAL
Key Distinguishing Characteristics
This is a 2 ½-story, symmetrical square or rectangular
boxlike house with a protruding front wing that distinguishes the style from a
New England Colonial. The bedrooms are on the second floor.
Other Distinguishing Characteristics
- House and wing have gable roofs
- Basic house usually is clapboard
- Wing front often is cut stone
- Cornice on the front or on all four sides
- Double-hung windows with small panes of glass
- Shutters the same size as the windows
- Central entrance in the front wing has a sidelight and fanlight
- Wing has stone columns on four corners
- Central hallway runs from the wing to the rear of the house
- Bedrooms on the second floor
History
Like the New England Colonial, this style evolved from
the Cape Cod. The first houses of this style were built in the 1700s.