Many houses are raised on stone or cement pilings, the greater height marking more prestige among the otherwise modest early owners, but also making space for later owners to wedge underneath a furnace, waterheater, and who knows what else. No two houses are alike, but each has the obligatory and sociable porch and most have beaded wooden siding that serves in some cases as the entire thickness of the wall. The streets present a jumble of corbels, finials, gables, turrets, railings, and the ubiquitous wooden lattice hiding the pilings and dark underbellies of the houses. The Campmeeting has the most summer cottages, perhaps as many as half of the residents go elsewhere as summer wanes. At least a dozen residents can attend Tabernacle events from their porches.
Homes here are less expensive and generally smaller.
Not all are winterized. Some are accessible only on foot along narrow winding pathways. Even the smallest vehicle can be discouraged by a tree growing right in the middle of an otherwise passable thoroughfare. Buyers can usually choose from among several cottages that have been untouched by renovators and those that have been tastefully winterized for year-round living. An you can still usually find a forlorn handyman special.