Cape Cod Colonial is an early-American-style 1½-story compact house, often symmetrical with a central entrance and steep gable roof covered with shingles.
Dutch Colonial homes are a distinctive style characterized by their gambrel roofs, flared eaves, and an overall early-American aesthetic. Typically moderate in size, they are built over 2 to 2½ stories.
The Elizabethan or Half Timber Style is an architectural design characterized by a 2- or 2½-story structure with part of the second story overhanging the first, incorporating stone and stucco walls with visible wooden beams.
Saltbox Colonial, also known as Catslide in the Southern United States, is an early-American-style architectural home characterized by a two or two-and-a-half story structure with a steeply sloped gable roof extending down to the first floor in the rear.
A transition room, commonly known as a mudroom, is an entryway space in a house designed to serve as a barrier between the outdoors and the home interior. It typically includes storage for outerwear and footwear, providing a place to remove and store dirty or wet garments before entering the main living areas.
