If I can step away from my daily grind and look at them, though, I can appreciate the use of materials and the designs. Sam Imelli house, circa 1900, has Queen Anne elements and gingergbread trim. Douglas County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, with most of its growth centered in the Carson Valley. The Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Authority is preparing a historical walking and driving tour of the Carson Valley and many of these homes, plus several more, will be on the tour. Houses are generally one story, with a recessed front porch, and there is usually a dormer with a window on the front of the roof.
Houses sit on elevated foundations.
This informal style originated as a mass model for low-cost housing. It is typically one story, with one or more broadly-pitched overhanging gable roofs. A lower gable usually covers a porch, two large tapered pillars support that gable. Also characteristic are exposed rafters beneath overhanging eaves, raised concrete foundation, the front window in three sections, with the center pane the largest. Varied and richly decorated, with asymmetrical composition and a variety of textures, materials and colors.