They were similar in design to the new england style and built between 1600 and 1730 taking the new england architecture and improving upon it.
Colonial house roof design.
Then the roofline angles in the form a steeper pitch.
Instead of wood the dutch colonial will be made of brick or stone and have a distinctive gambrel roof.
Here are some pictures of the hip roof colonial house plans.
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A gambrel roof is a gable roof with two pitches.
The right roof is more than icing on the cake when it comes to architecture.
Above is a very classic british colonial style house in nantucket ma a really great place to visit btw.
The lower section of the roof slopes gently up.
Next is the dutch colonial design found primarily in today s states of new york and new jersey.
That would be slate.
While many colonial homes feature two stories especially farmhouses you ll also find many one story designs and even those with one and a half stories traditional to cape cod designs.
Use this opportunity to see some galleries to give you inspiration we found these are artistic images.
The dutch colonial revival amityville horror house in amityville new york has a gambrel roof.
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If you have a true colonial era house say a new england georgian or a gambrel roofed dutch colonial revival or a shingle style house better stick with wood shingles or a close modern approximation.