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Guidebook Chapin Park Local Historic District <br />Page 6 <br />Gabled Types <br />GABLE-FRONT <br />The gable-front form can be traced to the pediment- <br />graced façades of Greek revival houses (1830-1860) and <br />has been employed during other stylistic eras, including <br />the Victorian and the Arts & Crafts periods. The gable- <br />front form is rectangular in plan with a single axis and the <br />gable on the front elevation. Examples of the type can be <br />one- or two-storied with a front porch and vernacular, <br />Italianate or Queen Anne embellishments. <br />GABLED-ELL &GABLED-T <br />The Gabled-Ell and Gabled-T were popular building <br />forms during the post-Civil War era until the 1900s. These <br />forms typically have a two-storied gabled front façade. <br />One or two ells, or side spurs, of the same height, propor- <br />tions and roof pitch as the front elevation, form L- and T- <br />shaped plans. The entry is typically located in a side ell, <br />and entryway hoods, porches or wrap-around verandahs <br />are common features. These two forms allow for much flexibility of stylistic treatment. <br />Throughout Chapin Park one can find these house types with Gothic revival, Stick, <br />Queen Anne, Italianate and vernacular ornamentation. <br />CROSS-PLAN &CROSS-GABLED SQUARE <br />These two vernacular house types have intersecting <br />gabled rooflines with meeting ridgelines. The cross-plan <br />type includes one- or two-story houses with gables that <br />extend outward to form wings and a cross-shaped <br />ground plan. The cross-gabled square type has a square <br />ground plan with gables on each elevation. These build- <br />ings may also exhibit a variety of styles – Folk Victorian, <br />Gothic revival, Queen Anne, Shingle, Stick or Tudor.