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| If you could help me identify the style of our house, that would be great!
Western, PA (USA)
Flat Roof/No attic.
The exterior looks very boring and plain. The inside is more much more decorative.
The upstairs and the downstairs are nearly identical, including the fireplaces. Downstairs:
Upstairs:
-Full Basement. Partially exposed. Because of this, the house is 3 stories from the back.
More photos on my Flickr page
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Mon, Nov 22, 10 at 18:36
| It would be classified as a detached 2-story rowhouse/townhouse with a two-bay facade, full-width porch, and flat roof. The trim is vaguely craftsman-ish, but more like a builder's vernacular style of trim circa 1915. Off-the-shelf items. The tiles with the variegated glazes have always been a favorite of mine. And the woodwork, while not showy, is substantial and well-done. Casey |
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- Posted by kindred_ny (My Page) on Mon, Nov 22, 10 at 20:22
| Oh, I am so in love with that woodwork and the fireplace! |
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| Yeah, the woodwork is gorgeous! Unless your "flat" roof is sloped, it would blow my mind if the original roof was flat. In your climate, flat roofs probably didn't work well at all until newer technologies came in (mid-20th century, maybe?). My guess is it originally was something different, and the change has made it harder to attribute a specific style to the house. |
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| Whatever the style, "Oh!" to that doorway with the transom above it. What is the whole height of that arrangement - what's your ceiling height? KarinL |
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| Wow, I love it!! I love how it is so unassuming from the outside, and then.....the woodwork and built-ins on the inside just completely blow you away! I would kill for charm like that! Ok, maybe not "kill"...but then again...I sure do love that fireplace..lol! |
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- Posted by atlantic123 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 7, 10 at 6:55
| Hi! Most of the homes on our block have flat roofs. It was a housing development in the city. I do agree that flat roofs aren't extremely common here, but Pittsburgh does have some! I think our house would look A LOT better with some sort of slanted roof! The ceilings downstairs are 9' high. Upstairs the ceilings are little lower (8.5'). Thanks for the compliments!! :) |
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| Hi atlantic, Did you ever do anything with your kitchen or is that still a work in progress. |
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- Posted by atlantic123 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 7, 10 at 14:01
| I just took photos of the row homes across the street. They also have flat roofs, but have an ornamental detail to their roofs. What is the architectural term for that detail? I LOVE IT! Those homes were built 5-10 year before ours.
Jey, Thanks for asking! Because of you, I just updated my kitchen post. :) |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Tue, Dec 7, 10 at 19:29
| Decorative parapet wall; false front, etc. They are emulating Flemish gable styles. Casey |
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- Posted by atlantic123 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 7, 10 at 21:53
| Thank you, Casey! |
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- Posted by pipersville_carol (My Page) on Sun, Feb 13, 11 at 19:17
| The interiors are beautiful! It's so pristine. Those fireplaces are gems. Even the transoms over the doors have survived! What a pretty, solid house. |
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| You know what those houses look like? They look like company houses for mill workers. My Mother lives in Lewistown (near State College). There was a very large rayon/acetate factory there from the 1920s until the 1970s. In the 1920s the company built a town, called Juniata Terrace, for its employees. There was a paved path from the town down to the mill so the employees could walk to work. The houses look somewhat similar to the houses in your photographs. I can't find any decent pictures on the web of the houses in Juniata Terrace, but from Google Maps it appears that a lot of the roofs are flat... |
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