Dutch colonial homes

A 1930 Dutch Colonial delighted Kim Rowe when she saw the Atlanta home perched above the street with large windows, numerous French doors and an adorable serpentine path.

A visit to some examples of “Dutch Colonial” homes found on Germantown’s Main Street between Hover Avenue and Route 9G.

Colonial-style houses are known for their symmetry. They feature a front door in the center of the home with even-spaced windows,

This style is characterized by gambrel roofs consisting of curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions built in the early 20th century are most accurately referred to as “Dutch Colonial Revival” a sub-type of the Colonial Revival style. The gambrel roof allowed a complete second story to be built at minimal expense. Another advantage, as seen in the 1798 Federal Direct Tax records, was that gambrel-roofed houses were classified for tax purposes as one-story homes, which…

It's filled with hundreds of classic early 20th-century homes like this updated Dutch center hall Colonial. We thought it was a great example of a home that keeps all of it's original charm.

Colonists from the Netherlands brought the gambrel roof and other quaint details. Has your home adapted any of these features?

One of the most popular styles during the first several decades of the 20th century was the Dutch Colonial Revival.

From primitive to traditional to dutch, colonial home style is regal and oh so elegant! I'm sharing some of my favorite colonial homes.

This gorgeous Nantucket style home designed by Hendel Homes is nestled on a private two-acre lakeshore setting in Woodland, Minnesota.

You would not want to live in an actual colonial house. With no kitchen, no bathrooms, and no closets, life would be a little more interesting than we like today. We know what a colonial parlor probably looked like since they are represented in period paintings and drawings. But the colonial kitchen and bath are modern interpretations. Since there were no kitchens or baths as we know them today, we have to imagine what the rooms might have looked like if our Founding Fathers had owned…