hipped cottage

Isaac Kremer/ September 16, 2018/

The blank" >target="_blank" >hipped cottage is a generic house glossary/type/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="3d92a2465f8a27a795caa2328ac6595f" target="_blank" >type that was built throughout most of the 1870-1940 period. It had the unique ability to be rendered in many styles, from Italianate to prairie, and could be adapted to most climatic conditions. This cottage was a classic box characterized by a large roof/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="08b149cc56b8ed7b7d56c9c3b136bc36" target="_blank" >hipped roof, an almost square floor-plans/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="ad9aafa3fd5343a9b76d14dc64f2ad79" target="_blank" >floor plan, and compact massing often cubical in shape. In many parts of the country it has been called a four-square/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="1e2370dd731eb6ecefed98b7d14137df" target="_blank" >four-square. But no matter what its name or form, it is a substantial and dignified house…

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