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Identifying feature

Clapboard siding

Long, narrow horizontal wooden boards called clapboards, each overlapping the one below, nailed over a wood frame. It is the standard wall covering of New England Colonial houses.

a sign of these styles

Wesleyan Grove Cottages, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts: an example of Folk Victorian Folk Victorian c. 1870–1910 Plain folk house shapes dressed up with porch spindles and jigsaw-cut gable trim. Modern farmhouse, United States: an example of Modern Farmhouse Modern Farmhouse c. 2010–present White vertical siding, black window frames, metal gable roofs, and a big friendly porch. Hoxie House, Sandwich, Massachusetts: an example of Saltbox Saltbox c. 1650–1800 A gabled house with one long rear roof slope sweeping nearly to the ground. Elvis Presley Birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi: an example of Shotgun House Shotgun House c. 1840–1930 One room wide and several rooms deep: a narrow gabled house with a full-width front porch. Workers cottages in Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois: an example of Workers Cottage Workers Cottage c. 1870–1910 A one-and-a-half-story house with its gable facing the street, raised basement, front stoop, and trim only at windows and cornice.

also seen on

American FoursquareCape CodCaribbean VernacularColonial RevivalCraftsman / BungalowEastlakeFrench ColonialQueen AnneRanchScandinavian VernacularStick Style

often seen with

Steep gable The triangular upper part of an end wall, framed by the two slopes of a steep roof. Wraparound porch A covered porch that runs along the front of a house and continues around at least one side. Sash window A window made of one or more glass-filled frames, called sashes, that slide up and down in grooves. Dormer A window in a small roofed structure projecting from a sloping roof. Hipped roof A roof that slopes down to the walls on all four sides, with no gables (triangular wall ends). Shingle siding Wood shingles, small overlapping pieces of split or sawn wood, covering the outer walls as well as the roof. Spindlework Wooden trim made of rows of spindles, short rods turned on a lathe, set on porches, gables and eaves. Bay window A window projecting from the main wall, usually with three angled sides or a curved front.