Quebec style

A vernacular architectural style found largely in Quebec, eastern Ontario, and areas of the Maritime provinces; examples begin 17th century and concentrate primarily late 18th century to early 19th century; typical elements include steeply pitched, tall, gable roofs over plain, thick masonry walls, widely spaced multipaned casement windows and dormers, with bell curve scrollwork at the base of the dormers; beginning late 18th century facades tend to be classically symmetrical. Pre-1760 examples also known as French Regime. (Bucher, 1996)