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                                            Five principal subtypes can be distinguished:


                                                   •   Side-gabled roof: about 40 percent of surviving Georgian houses
                                                       are of this type, which is the most common in the northern and
                                                       middle colonies, but also occurs in the southern colonies


                                                   •   Gambrel roof: This roof form is found primarily in the northern
                                                       colonies where it is characteristic of about 25 percent of
                                                       surviving Georgian houses. Few gambrels survive in the
                                                       middle or southern colonies, although restoration research in
                                                       Williamsburg indicates they may have formerly been common
                                                       on one-story southern examples. The shape is an adaptation of
                                                       the gable form, which provides more attic space for storage or
                                                       sleeping.


                                                   •   Hipped roof: About 25 percent of surviving Georgian houses
                                                       have hipped roofs. This is the most common type in the southern
                                                       colonies, but is not unusual in the middle and northern colonies,
                                                       where it occurs principally on high-style landmark examples.

                                                   •   Centered gable: Less than 10 percent of surviving Georgian
                                                       houses have a gable centered on the front facade. The facade
                                                       beneath the gable may either remain in the same plane as the
                                                       rest of the wall or be extended slightly forward for emphasis as
                                                       a pavilion. This subtype became commonly only after 1750 and is
                                                       found in high-style examples in all the former colonies.


                                                   •   Town house: The earliest surviving urban houses with narrow
                                                       front facades and linear plans date from the Georgian period.
                                                       These were originally built in all the pre-Revolutionary urban
                                                       centers of the Atlantic Coast, but only a few examples remain.
































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