What Are Cape Cod Style Homes?
Cape Cod style homes are houses that originated in colonial America and later became recognized as a specific class of homes that are defined by certain architectural elements. The English colonists first constructed Cape Cod style homes inspired by the half-timbered houses of England. These homes first surfaced in the late 17th century and were modified to suit the stormy weather of the New England coasts. The early Cape Cod style houses were simple one-story homes, but eventually evolved into one-and-a-half stories. With wide clapboard siding and wooden shutters that could be closed against a storm, these Cape Cod style homes had a central chimney protruding from a steep-pitched roof. Many had dormers, multi-paned windows, and a symmetrical appearance with the door centered in the front. Though Cape Cod style homes eventually gave way to larger, Georgian Colonial and Federal style homes, followed by the Victorian, the early and mid 1900s ushered in a renewed interest in several Colon
