Colonial architecture is a blanket term for homes that were built in the US beginning in the 1600s, that can be broken into categories based on location, the ethnicity of its settlers, the local climate and available materials. Despite this variety they have many features in common.
Built for large families, they typically had 4+ bedrooms, large attics that could be easily used as playrooms and finished basements (basement is a trigger word for me I want one so badly). Front doors are centered, flanked by multi-paned rectangular windows. Built centuries before furnaces, they either featured a central chimney or chimneys on both sides. They were typically 2-stories (minus the attic), stressing symmetrical architecture and floorplans.
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