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Identifying feature

Knee brace

A short diagonal support, usually wood, fixed between a wall and the underside of a roof overhang. They are common under the overhangs of Craftsman bungalows and Swiss chalet style buildings.

a sign of these styles

Gamble House, Pasadena, California: an example of Craftsman / Bungalow Craftsman / Bungalow c. 1905–1930 Low, broad bungalows with deep porches on thick tapered piers, visible rafter ends, and angled roof braces. Mark Twain House, Hartford, Connecticut: an example of Stick Style Stick Style c. 1860–1890 Flat decorative boards laid in grids and diagonals over clapboard walls, with big trussed gables.

also seen on

Alpine VernacularArts and CraftsRustic (Parkitecture)

often seen with

Shingle siding Wood shingles, small overlapping pieces of split or sawn wood, covering the outer walls as well as the roof. Deep eave overhang Roof edges, called eaves, that extend well beyond the walls. Exposed rafter tails The ends of the rafters, the sloping beams that support a roof, left visible under the roof edge instead of… Clapboard siding Long, narrow horizontal wooden boards called clapboards, each overlapping the one below, nailed over a wood… Half-timbering A wall of visible wooden posts and beams with the gaps filled by plaster or brick, called infill. Log construction Walls of whole logs stacked horizontally, with notches cut near the ends so the logs interlock at the corners. Prominent chimney A large chimney built on an exterior wall, often of patterned brick or grouped into clusters of stacks… Steep gable The triangular upper part of an end wall, framed by the two slopes of a steep roof.