Room Beginnings & All The Trimmings: Along a Shore Road

A walk along a shore road, had me viewing many various styles of architecture. No two were alike. However, I did come to a block where the homes began from the same cookie cutter but each now had its own personality. All began as raised hip roof cottages on stilts to protect them from rising ocean waters in a hurricane. Some showed their personality with color, others added a roof deck to catch the sunrise and sunset.

Others raised the roof and added a second story.

A historic home, perhaps the oldest on the beach, caught my eye. It had been built in the 1930's. It looked as if it had begun as a gambrel roof, shingled cottage but full length dormers were added to give more space.

Spotting that beach house made me curious about the age of the others.

The fisherman's bungalow, below, is probably from the late 1940s.

Homes, minimal in style and traditional in design, with a low pitched roof were popular after the end of World War II.

Again, a cottage. This one with a higher peak

roofline, a fireplace,

french doors, and a trellis. Giving it a more southern colonial style, but built a little later than the one above.

Oh those glorious 50's!

A ranch style home raised from the ground. Still sporting a cement cinderblock wall.

There are not many A Frame homes around. They were popular in America during the 50's 60's and reached their peak in popularity in the 70's. This one has the weather stained cedar shingle, giving it a 'beachy' feel. The A Frame, or chalet, style has been used forever in alpine areas because snow would easily slide off the steep pitched roof.