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The Cape Cod Style House in the New World

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Table Of Content Top Styles Plan: #106-1315 Plan: #142-1252 Interior characteristics and features of the Cape Cod house style Fast Facts: Colonial Cape Characteristics Reasons Why the Classic Cape Remains Our Favorite House Style On a Cape Cod house with side gables, the metal border on the roof looks anything but "colonial." The American Cape Cod house style is often considered the first American independent style. Its design is simple, compact, expandable, and, for mid-20th-century developers, the Cape Cod could be prefabricated. Most of the Cape Cod houses we see today are not from the Colonial era, so they are technically revivals. Not only do neutral colors pair nicely with Cape Cod’s simple structure, but they can also act as a blank canvas, ready to evolve as your style does. Migrant families moved from Harborside Suites shelter in Yarmouth - Cape Cod Times Migrant families moved from Harborside Suites shelter in Yarmouth. Posted: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:53:08 GMT [

Cape Cod Style Houses Characteristics, Pros Cons, and Their Types

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Table Of Content Cape Cod House Plans Cape Cod House Floor Plan Plan: #196-1235 Materials Used in Cape Cod Architecture A Facade of Stone Siding Full Capes According to Wright, it’s the “cultural knowledge” of what the homes represent that keep them so popular. “The style is so warm and comfortable, and it just says summer,” Wright says. “It just screams summer.” Seen in movies and TV shows, the style is further embedded into pop culture as emblematic of warm weather and easy living. Though the style gets its name from the region where it’s most popular, a home doesn’t need to be in Cape Cod to be considered within the architectural vernacular. Cape Cod House Plans Some of the Cape Cod homes are also large enough to accommodate garages and extended master bedrooms and baths for a larger family. Meanwhile, if there is a bedroom on the upper floor, adding dormers for natural lighting is a good way to enhance the charming beauty of a Cape Cod house. Writer Elizabeth Finkelstein