Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
TYPESO COLONIAL
HOMES ARE VARIED
Three General Styles Are De-
scribed in Talk Made to
Sales Mananers.

Dwellings of the colonial type not
only have traditional and historical
background, but have found fitting
and popular place in the United States,
especially In the eastern section of the
country. Details of three distinct lines
of this general style having sectional
foundation were described recently by
Wavcrly Taylor, architect, before the
sales managers section of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board. He said:
1.-THE New England colonial house was
q rectangular, two-story and attic build
ing, with a moderately sloping ridge
roof. For architectural character 1t
depended upon small porch, large
chimneys at each end of the building,
small window panes and green window
shutters against side walls painted
white The entrance was the principal
feature of the exterior. This usually
consisted of columns or pilasters sup
porting a triangular pediment or hood.
The roofs were usually of wood shingles,
black slate or tin. Single dormer win
dows were quite often used in the roofs.
"a colonial cottage type Is found with
the sweeping roof lines of the English
cottage In the later colonial the roof
is terminated by fiat deck surrounded
by q balustrade. The interior OF the
colonial house was divided into two
equal parts by a wide hall. The large
old-fashioned staircase, the cheerful
fireplace and the wood paneling which
covered the walls are features that we
always associate with the New. England
colonial home.
'The early Puritan on the bleak New
England coast found life rather seri-
Gus business and something of his own
strness Is reflected in his architecture.
There Is no suggestion of the pictur-
esque, no mere prettiness IN this type OF
architecture The New England colonial,
like the New England Puritan, Is severe
and scrupulously exact but 1t is digni-
fed and refined and carries with 1t a
certain stateliness and quiet beauty that
modern architects have tried hard to
initiate.
Colonial Of South Different.
''The colonial Of the South is of quite
q different character. Here the climate
was pleasant and the soil productive.
There were plenty of slaves to do the
work and the Southern planters soon
became quite wealthy. These were for
the most part English aristocrats, who
favored, naturally, luxurious mode OF
life. Their homes reflected their natural
good taste and refinement. The severe
ness of the New England colonial is
lacking and we find the Southern man
sions assuming richness of detail and
often a touch Of the picturesque.
1.-THE Southern colonial mansion con-
sisted of central two-Story portion and
two wings, for a great deal of room was
necessary to accommodate the family,
guests and slaves and to maintain the
traditional southern hospitality. The
houses were usually built of brick. i'm
ported at great expense from England,
since the southern gentleman chung
jealouSly to English traditions. Since
most of the commerce of the South was
carried on by means of boats. the homes
of the planters we're usually built facing
the river. Many were built with.
principal front facing the river and q
secondary front facing the plantation
of the owner. The porch Is a disting-
uished feature of the exterior. This was
supported by long row of classical
columns extending through the two
stories of the house to form gallery
or balcony on the second floor. Run
ming entirely through the house Is a
wide hall, about which the family life
centered.
"While the Puritans were developing
New England and the Southern planters
raising cotton and tobacco on the vast
estates of Virginia and the Carolinas,
q third. very diverse, element was set
Ting around New York and New
Jersey. They were the Dutch colonists,
who have imprinted their character