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saltboxClapboard house of the original New England settlers having two stories in front, a single story in the rear, and a double-sloped roof that is longer over the rear section. It arose from the tradition of locating the kitchen in a lean-to behind the house; the roof was simply extended over the lean-to, creating the characteristic long-in-back silhouette. saltbox [′sȯlt‚bäks] (architecture) A type of house built in colonial New England, having a frame structure with two stories in the front and one in the rear and a double-sloping roof. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A blue-gray Cape Cod home, with the deeply sloping roof of its saltbox ancestors, sits next to an updated beige and brown Craftsman with a low-pitched roof. examines George Washington's Mount Vernon, Patrick Henry's Virginia farmhouse, John Adams' Massachusetts saltbox and the homes of Paul Revere and Betsy Ross. Next to Shawn's saltbox farmhouse lay an odd-shaped boulder, dubbed "Jacob's Pillow" by the neighboring farmers, alluding to the biblical rock upon which Jacob laid his head to dream of a return to the promised land. |
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