English Storybook
English Storybook is an interwar style inspired by English cottages. Soldiers returning from World War I brought back their encounters with European architecture.
Storybook Styles (1925-1940)
French Storybook
Like the English Storybook style, French Storybook style emerged in North America after WWI. After a period of upheaval, the value of the picturesque and the traditional increased following the war. French Storybook homes are small and whimsical, known as “Dunbar Castles” in that neighbourhood.