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Architecture Dutch colonialDutch gable

Dutch Door - Originating in the Netherlands during the early 1600s, this unique design features top and bottom halves that operate independently.

 


Dutch Door A door divided horizontally in half; the halves may be opened together or individually. E
Eave The projecting lower edge of a roof.
Entablature The area above an entryway in which the transom is contained.

Dutch doors (upper and lower halves can be opened independently)
Matching chimneys on each side, OR a massive wishbone-shaped chimney at the front
Wide, slightly flared eaves, OR
Gambrel roof, OR
Gambrel roof with flared eaves ...

Informal or rustic materials or details (board-and-batten siding, barn door garage doors, Dutch doors, shake roof, exposed rafter beams, high brick foundations, dove-cotes, etc.)
Generally few decorative exterior features ...

See also: Door, Gable, House, Dormer, Finish

Architecture Dutch colonialDutch gable

 
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