The early eighteenth century Dutch
Colonial house built in brick or stone was covered by a steeply pitched gable roof held up
by elbows. They almost always had a stoop. The straight-sided gables were finished with
parapets raised up on elbows. It also had parapet walls raised up on elbows. Elbows helped
hold up roofs and parapets. A gable roof is the lower slope of the roof often flared
beyond the front and rear of the house forming a deep overhang.The house had a stoop. A stoop is a seat attached to the porch. It had iron
anchor beams. Iron anchor beams are imprints on a house. A gable end chimney is a chimney
at the end of the gable.
This style came from the Netherlands. It was popular from 1624-1820.
They built it because they were familiar with it from home. As perpetual leases were sold,
the people could build a house of their own tastes and needs. They could afford the Dutch
style and live with older sons or daughters.