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2. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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   The steep slope may be curved. An element of the Second Empire architectural style (Mansard style) in the U.S. Neo-Mansard, Faux Mansard, False Mansard, Fake Mansard: Common in the 1960s and 70s in the U.S., these roofs often lack the double slope of the Mansard roof and are often steeply sloped walls with a flat roof. Unlike the Second Empire ...

3. Can You Identify the Most Common House Styles? - AOL

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   This distinctive New England house style dates back to the 1600s, and its defining characteristic is a lopsided roof that allows for two stories in the front of the house, but just one in the back.

4. Lustron house - Wikipedia

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   The roof likewise consisted of porcelain-enameled steel tiles, which were installed shingle-style. The front and rear doors featured a single light of translucent, rippled glass. As seen in the chart above, floors in the Westchester Deluxe models were asphalt tile, but in other models (Westchester Standard, Newport, and Meadowbrook), floors ...

5. Mansard roof - Wikipedia

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   A mansard roof on the Château de Dampierre, by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, great-nephew of François Mansart. A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper, and often punctured by dormer windows.

6. List of house styles - Wikipedia

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   This list of house styles lists styles of vernacular architecture ... used in the design of houses. African. Cape Dutch (South ... Catslide roof. Dutch colonial.

7. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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   Over 5,000 relief cottages after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake were built using single-wall construction. Box houses (boxed house, box frame, [16] box and strip, [17] piano box, single-wall, board and batten, and many other names) have minimal framing in the corners and widely spaced in the exterior walls, but like the vertical plank wall ...

8. This LA couple's home with fire-resistant features is ... - AOL

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   A green roof was also on Kovac and Maher's list of fire-resistant steps they took. These are roofs that are partially or completely covered with vegetation and the necessary supporting infrastructure.

9. Ranch-style house - Wikipedia

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   Smaller ranch-style house in West Jordan, Utah, with brick exterior and side drop gable roof. Ranch (also known as American ranch, California ranch, rambler, or rancher) is a domestic architectural style that originated in the United States. The ranch-style house is noted for its long, close-to-the-ground profile, and wide open layout.