A special case of a hybrid style, borrowing from Edwardian homes its colour and the dormer style here. But what we can mainly note is the front-gabled roofing with visible knee brackets, the square porch posts, the exposed fretwork often seen in Craftsman homes. The boxy building shape is clear here as well.
A more elaborate version of the 2-1/2 storey Front-Gabled style with a projecting bay and a low pitched high-pitched roof at the entrance. There are knee brackets visible throughout the roof and the windows. We can see the integral porch in the photograph, held with thick porch posts, and the corbelled brick chimney in the background.
A slight variation on the style here a 2-1/2 storey front-gabled but seen too with two projecting bay windows. The integral porch is present and we can notice the porch posts also feature stone detailing as they taper towards the foundation of this home.
A special case of a hybrid style, borrowing from Edwardian homes its colour and the dormer style here. But what we can mainly note is the front-gabled roofing with visible knee brackets, the square porch posts, the exposed fretwork often seen in Craftsman homes. The boxy building shape is clear here as well.
A more elaborate version of the 2-1/2 storey Front-Gabled style with a projecting bay and a low pitched high-pitched roof at the entrance. There are knee brackets visible throughout the roof and the windows. We can see the integral porch in the photograph, held with thick porch posts, and the corbelled brick chimney in the background.
A slight variation on the style here a 2-1/2 storey front-gabled but seen too with two projecting bay windows. The integral porch is present and we can notice the porch posts also feature stone detailing as they taper towards the foundation of this home.
Form
Front-Gabled 2-1/2 storey Craftsmans have a boxy building shape (very similar to the Gabled Vernacular Style) with an attached front porch with square piers, knee brackets and usually a shed roof. Shed-roofed dormers and projecting bays on side elevations are also typical. This style is common in Kitsilano and Grandview. Essentially, they are Gabled Vernacular houses with Craftsman-style details.
Details
- Front gabled low-pitched roof
- 1½ to 2½ storeys
- Boxy building shape
- Flared or squared porch post
- Attached front porch with square piers, knee brackets and shed roof
- Shed roof dormers
- May have projecting bays
Materials
The main material of Craftsman houses was wood. Cedar shingles were used both for cladding and decorative components (e.g. in gable peaks). A combination of narrow lap siding and shingles was also popular. The upper part of porch posts or other decorative pieces such as dentils and knee brackets were often smoother wood. Stucco was an accent material usually combined with half-timber dividers in gables. Sometimes stucco was used as primary cladding. Brick was used for chimneys and as an accent. Clinker bricks and off-placed or protruding bricks were popular to achieve a rustic appearance.