Fifth, the students will explore the various types of ornamentation on buildings covered in this unit. As a teacher, I found students can openly discuss their home situations, I usually start any lesson with some kind of relation with the students. Because most of the students have had the experience of walking through the downtown area which has a long and interesting history, I would start my study of history around the Green. New Haven settlers built homes styled to their economic and social status. The trend of style in New Haven are copies of colonial Georgian, Dutch English, and contemporary design.
Teachers can initiate lessons from the existing types of dwellings in New Haven.
The following are the types found in the New Haven area. This type is low in appearance, with the roof line at the head of the window and sometimes lower. They are built from stone, brick, stucco, and occasionally a bit of half timber. The roofs are generally tile or slate with a steep pitch. This type is very large with high chimneys and prominent gables, walls of masonry or stucco.