Architect: vernacular
Location: New England, USA
Date: 1800's
The earliest Saltbox houses were created when a lean-to addition was added onto the roof of the original house. Old weathered clapboards are still in place...
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What is a saltbox house? It is a Colonial style of architecture which originated in New England. Saltboxes are frame houses with two stories in front and one in back, having a pitched roof with unequal sides, being short and high in front and long and low in back.
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Saltbox house plans are similar in style to Colonial and Cape Cod home designs. These home plans generally have functional exteriors and flexible interiors.
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The saltbox house is formed by a one-story addition across the rear of a 1-1/2 or2-story building. The lean-to chimney is clearly visibledirectly behind the house's center chimney. One of the best surviving examplesof a New England saltbox, the house has been restored to its 17th centuryappearance.
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Saltbox and Garrison Home front view; Both maintain symmetry but saltbox house omits detailing; They are usually built from wood and have shutters Saltbox Home side view Garrison Home side view; Timber detailing...
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A grand collection of saltbox house plans from the leading home plan brokers in the US. Saltbox home plans in many styles and sizes. Saltbox Home Plans and Saltbox House Floor Plans.; Saltbox home plans are a variation of Colonial style architecture and are named after the Colonial salt container they resemble.
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New England style house plans, large and small house plans. Traditional home plans, colonial, country house plans. Floor plans for Cape Cod house designs, small and luxury houses saltbox, country houseplans, Victorian house plans Plan #SA-28-SB ; Saltbox House plan, 1st Floor Bedroom, 3 more upstairs.
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