What architectural style is my home? Porch has 3 brick columns.
Sheryl Adamek
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Comments (12)The picture is kind of small, corner blocks, bulls-eyes or rosettes were used for a long time. My building (c. 1840) has them, while others in the neighborhood up to 1890s have them with slight variations. Around here the millwork tended to be more crisply incised earlier in the 19th century and had a softer more rounded profile more toward 1900. Also after 1900 the cornerblock started to disappear, being replaced by a more craftsman style lintel across the top of the door, but the corner block may have been used in secondary areas. This would vary a lot by region. I live in an East Coast urban area that was very fashionable in the 19th century so the trends were ahead of more rural, or other parts of the country. The records often seem to be wrong about when an older house was built for some reason....See MoreYour LEAST favorite old (or not-so-old) house architectural style
Comments (76)The peeve of mine that gets the best workout has to be improper detailing of porches or porticos that folks are trying to make appear classically-inspired. Seems like most of the time the lintels are larger or thicker than the column underneath - a big no-no. Then, the entablature is compressed to fit under the eaves or second floor window line so much so that the proportions are further distorted. It is also likely that the columns are some mishmash of style, composition or proportion. If the beam is arched, it appears it was cut freehand with a jigsaw, without regard to any evenness or flow to the curving line. The overhanging portions are quite often botched, too. From zero overhang to a fascia that is equal in visual weight to the lintel, we see it all around here. You might expect this on starter homes or where an owner/builder is in charge, but on houses double the median price? I do go on, but I'll finish with this-- good proportions don't cost more than poor ones. Casey...See MoreDesign of porch screening system if porch has round columns
Comments (3)Hello, Building a nice screen room with tapered round columns is a bit time consuming but can be done. I've done a few on some historic homes. What I do is is align a piece of either 5/4 or 1 x along side the tapered column. I then hand scribe it vertically plumb, cut it so that it butts tightly against the column with its' slopes. The end result is a vertically plumb 1x or 5/4 jamb to create a square box in between the tapered columns to accomadate the new screen panels. Normally all the tapered columns are the same. So once you make one attachment piece to a column, you ccan copy them for all the rrest. Now you have a square opening to calculate your screen panels that would be installed in between. I make my own cedar screen frames and run screen spline tracks on the table saw. Of course I prefinish all the pieces and parts before assembly. If I can be of further help, please email me with your thoughts. All the best, The PorchGuy Here is a link that might be useful: My album...See MoreWhat architectural style is my house?
Comments (2)I would call your house Cottage Style. There has been an attempt to make it appear Victorian with the added bric a brac on the porch, and perhaps slightly Colonial with the divided door lights. None of which is 1930s. It’s very cute though!...See MoreSheryl Adamek
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