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Looking Around: Transitional Plans

Hello Friends! Today we'll be talking about the detached houses that marked the period when the railroads were just beginning to expand, and resources started reaching more and more remote locations....

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Pete Murray

The purpose of the porch out the kitchen of 264B110 is to allow for the inclusion of a porch rail, the purpose of which is to hang wet dishtowels and cool pies. The kitchen window to the porch is there to observe approaching pie-stealing hobos

Anonymous

Thank you so much for these "looking around" posts. I came for the McMansion humor, but I'm staying for the architecture. I was walking in an older neighborhood today, and suddenly had words to describe the houses I was seeing. They're post-1900, but undeniably side-gabled. I know all my dormer styles now, and rooflines...as a word nerd your posts have been such a treasure trove for me. Please keep it up!