The exterior of modern colonial homes are fairly simple with a square or rectangle footprint. They have steeply pitched ...

In New England, the Colonial house was informed by English precedent. During the 17th century, its box-like appearance was relieved by a prominent chimney and small casement windows; ...

Dutch Colonial house were built in New York and northern New Jersey between 1700 and 1830. Constructed of brick or stone, the house was covered by a steeply pitched gable roof.

Forty years ago, the world came to Colonial Williamsburg. The ninth summit of the World’s Industrialized Nations Economic, now called the Group of Seven, with its heads of state, created a ...

The remnants of a small colonial community, built roughly 270 years ago before the Revolutionary War, can be found crumbling and rusting on a country road and covered bridge in Alamance County.

This gives us the modern colonial house style that has become so popular. ... Gone are the small separated rooms and instead we see an open-concept layout that feels fresh and roomy.