It is hard to find things of that nice quality for a reasonable price. Like bedsheets...percale...wonderful things..still have some flat sheets my Mother purchased!!... how long ago?? that do not wear out and do not wrinkle no matter how many times they wave on the clothesline or get washed. Been thru too many sets of sheets the past 15 years. They are almost slimey thin....they get balled up knots on the surface, the wrinkle like crazy. When Burlington Mills shut down, I think someone began making sheets from recycled panty hose? Really. They are not any thicker than 2 pair worn together. And no, I am not going to pay 300 dollars for bed sheets. $30 to $60 is the limit, and they will be used till they are in shreds..typically the bottom sheet goes first, and I have been known to put that percale flat sheet on for a rotation till the top shreds next... Nuts.

The OP's house has some small traditional features and it has a gable roof but its definitely not a Cape. A Cape always has a roof steep enough for a second story under the rafters with windows only in the gable ends. The entrance is always under the roof eave; a full cape has 2 windows each side of the door, a 3/4 cape has one on one side and two on the other, a half cape has a window each side of the door. You can drive for a mile through E. Oleans, MA and see very few houses that are not true capes. One story elements are sometimes added to the sides but rarely porches or dormers. Only a realtor would call the OP's house a cape. A Field Guide to American Houses classifies the OP's house as "Minimal Traditional" which is part of a larger category: "Modern" houses.

Yes...and no. Building a residence with a basement or a crawl space was a common building technique in much of North America for a very long time. Many of the wonderful houses posted in RES's thread are built this way. And, of course, in many cold climate regions basements continue to be a popular way to build. I'm guessing that the post WWII housing boom helped to usher in the use of slab on grade construction for houses in temperate climates. It is faster and cheaper construction. That said...crawl space construction has gone out of favor for many reasons, including energy efficiency, mold, rhodents and "tight houses" which are much more efficient when built slab on grade. Custom designed houses using a properly designed and prepared slab on grade construction can be as high quality, energy efficient and long lasting as any other approach. But...if you want a house built like they were a century ago...and have the resources for it...then by all means proceed. Just be aware of the various issues that go along with it and be prepared for the necessary mitigation measures.

If you're referring to the crocheted cloth, I call it old fashioned. I love crochet work and the old fashioned look, but many don't.