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THE FARMHOUSE STYLES In the Simple Farmhouse Portfolio you will find a dozen designs for classic farmhouses that are selected from the regional styles of rural America. All of the designs are illustrated within these pages.
Pennsylvania Dutch - Built by German stonemasons throughout the Pennsylvania Dutch country, these stalwart homes define their strength and beauty in thick masonry walls with hewn timber details. See COOPER, COBBLER Piedmont Farmhouse - These Southern Piedmont farmhouses built in Virginia and the Carolinas are often clapboard sided, with handmade brick foundations, steeply pitched roofs, and prominent brick chimneys. See CHANDLER, CURRIER, SADDLER Greek Revival - These classical homes built throughout the new American Republic embrace the forms of a Greek temple, with prominent corner columns and a dramatic cornice. See BARRISTER, GLAZIER Victorian - The colorful but restrained facades of these turn-of-the -century farmhouses have a peaked roof and full front porch decorated with turned columns and corner brackets. See MILLINER, JOINER Classical Revival - Composed in three parts with a prominet center and balanced wings, the classical facades of these country houses were inspired by the designs of Italian archirect Andrea Palladio . See SCRIBNER, VINTNER |
