Dutch+Colonial

= __Dutch Colonial__ - style homes originated from New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, and along the Hudson River. =

Bronck House, Coxsackie, NY, built 1663
__Dutch Colonial Features__


 * Stone or brick construction
 * Dutch doors
 * Matching chimneys on both sides
 * Wide gamble roof with flared eaves
 * barn - like appearance

History of Dutch Colonial Homes
Dutch colonists had their roofs low to the ground so it looked like a one story home. The did that so they wouldn't be taxed with a two story home. The Dutch built a new type of homes by using some of the architectural styles from their own country. In the countryside of the Hudson Valley, the Dutch farmhouse evolved into a linear-plan home with straight-edged gables moved to the end walls. Around 1720, the distinctive Gambrel roof was adopted from the English styles, with the addition of overhangs on the front and rear to protect the mud mortar used in the typically stone walls and foundations.

Work Cited
By Katie Schopp - 2/23/10