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House Types

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I House
I House

Three-Bay House
Three-Bay House

Four Over Four House
Four Over Four House

Foursquare House
Foursquare House

Five-Bay House
Five-Bay House

Upright and Wing House
Upright and Wing House

Single-Pen House
Single-Pen House

Gable-Front House
Gable-Front House

New England Center Chimney House
New England Center Chimney House

Continental Pennsylvania German House
Continental Pennsylvania German House

Note

This is a static, archived version of the PHMC Pennsylvania Agricultural History Project website which will not be updated. It is a snapshot of the website with minor modifications as it appeared on August 26, 2015.

Pages in this Section

  • Overview
  • House Types
    • Overview
    • I House
    • Three Bay House
    • Four Over Four House
    • Foursquare House
    • Five Bay House
    • Upright & Wing House
    • Single Pen House
    • Gable-Front House
    • New England Center Chimney House
    • Continental Pennsylvania German House
  • Barn Types
    • Overview
    • Pennsylvania Barn
    • Basement Barn
    • Three-Gable Barn
    • English Barn
    • Free Stall Barn
    • Stable Barn
    • Round Barn
    • Ground Barn
    • Gable-Front Barn
    • Gable-Entry Bank Barn
    • Pole Barn
    • Tobacco Barn
    • Hay Barn
    • Sheep Barn
    • Horse Barn
    • Appalachian Meadow Barn
    • Double Decker Barn
    • English Lake District Barn
  • Barn Features
    • Overview
    • Access Levels
      • Multiple Level Access
      • Single Level Access
    • Forebays
      • Enclosed Forebay
      • Forebay Not Enclosed
      • Forebay Extended
    • Roof Types
      • Gambrel Roof
      • Gable Roof
      • Rainbow Roof
      • Shed Roof
      • Combination Roof
    • Entries
      • Large Doors in Eaves Side
      • Dutch Doors
      • Large Door in Gable End
      • Human-size Entryways
    • Footprints
      • Rectangular Footprint
      • Tee Footprint
      • Ell Footprint
      • Round Footprint
      • Irregular Footprint
    • Barn Decorations
      • Ventilation Slits
      • Louvered Vents
      • Star Decorations
      • Cut-out Designs
      • Brick-end Designs
      • Roof-ridge Cupolas
      • Date or Inscription
      • Painted Designs
    • Additional Building Features
      • Hay Hood and Door
      • Horse Power Shed
      • Doors Without External Access
      • Machinery Bay
      • Outshed on Bank Side
    • Visible Exterior Alterations
      • Enclosed Forebay on Eaves Side
      • Windows for Poultry
      • Windows for Dairy Cows
      • Shed Roof Extension on Gable End
      • Ell Extension
      • One-story Additions for Livestock
      • Storm Shed on Stable Level
      • Gable-end Extension
      • Milking Parlor
    • Barn Interior Features
      • Post and Beam Framing
      • Logs
      • Shawver Truss
      • Gothic Roof Framing
      • Laminated Planks
      • Barn Interiors
      • Alterations on Stable Level
      • Alterations on Mow Level
  • Outbuilding Types
    • Overview
    • Bake Oven
    • Butcher House
    • Carriage House
    • Cider House
    • Combination Structure
    • Cook House
    • Corn Crib
    • Dryhouse
    • Fruit Cold Storage
    • Garage
    • Grain Bin
    • Granary
    • Greenhouse
    • Hay Drying Shed
    • Hog House
    • Horse Barn
    • Ice House
    • Machine Shed
    • Maple Sugar House
    • Milk House
    • Packing House
    • Potato Storage Cellar
    • Poultry Housing
    • Privy
    • Roadside Stand
    • Root Cellar
    • Scale House
    • Shed
    • Silo
    • Smokehouse
    • Spray Shed
    • Springhouse
    • Summer Kitchen
    • Wagon Shed
    • Wash House
    • Wood Shed
    • Worker Housing
    • Workshop
  • Landscape Elements
    • Overview
    • Apiary
    • Boundary Demarcations
    • Contour Plowing
    • Creeks and Streams
    • Cropland
    • Drainage
    • Farm Cemetery
    • Farm Lanes
    • Farm Ponds
    • Limekiln
    • Manure Lagoon
    • Mineshaft
    • Orchards
    • Pasture
    • Springs
    • Water Tank
    • Well Head
    • Windbreak
    • Windmills
    • Woodlots
  • Archaeological Features
    • Overview
    • Differential Vegetation
    • Foundations
    • Privies
    • Wells