{"id":60,"date":"2008-08-06T19:02:30","date_gmt":"2008-08-06T19:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.familyhomeplans.com\/?p=60"},"modified":"2021-02-05T13:50:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T18:50:32","slug":"colonial-style-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.familyhomeplans.com\/?p=60","title":{"rendered":"Colonial Style Home Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Search our\u00a0<a title=\"Colonial House Plans\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familyhomeplans.com\/search_results.cfm?housestyle=1&amp;lowsqft=1&amp;action=1&amp;source=fhpblog&amp;ordercode=26WEB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Colonial House Plans<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0collection<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Colonial Home Plans\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familyhomeplans.com\/plan_details.cfm?PlanNumber=24966&amp;PlanLetter=&amp;source=fhpblog&amp;ordercode=26WEB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left; border: 0; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.familyhomeplans.com\/plans\/24966\/24966-B.jpg\" alt=\"Click to View This Colonial Style Home Plan\" width=\"280\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a>With nearly four centuries of popularity, the Colonial has long been considered the classic American home.\u00a0 Two-story symmetry articulates the &#8220;look&#8221; of the Colonial home, and often &#8211; but not always &#8211; these homes employ the theme of &#8220;five over four, with a door&#8221; (five upper-level windows, stacked above four main-level windows, with the front door in the center)\u00a0 \u00a0The realm of Colonial design includes variations such as Georgian, Federal, New England, Southern,\u00a0and Dutch Colonial (among several others), each with design characteristics that uniquely enhance this historic architectural classification.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two-story symmetrical design<\/li>\n<li>Five-over-four, with a door<\/li>\n<li>Front-to-back gable roof<\/li>\n<li>Ornamental columns may adorn the front of the house<\/li>\n<li>Similar styles include <a title=\"Saltbox Style Home Designs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familyhomeplans.com\/search_results.cfm?housestyle=33&amp;lowsqft=1&amp;action=1&amp;source=fhpblog&amp;ordercode=26WEB\">SaltBox Home Designs<\/a> and <a title=\"Cape Cod or New England Style Plans\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familyhomeplans.com\/search_results.cfm?housestyle=11&amp;lowsqft=1&amp;action=1&amp;source=fhpblog&amp;ordercode=26WEB\">Cape Cod House Designs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0Search our\u00a0<a title=\"Colonial Home Plans\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familyhomeplans.com\/search_results.cfm?housestyle=1&amp;lowsqft=1&amp;action=1&amp;source=fhpblog&amp;ordercode=26WEB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Colonial Home Plans<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 collection<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"House plan book with Southern and Coastal style home designs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familyhomeplans.com\/planbooks_details.cfm?PlanbookNumber=176&amp;source=fhpblog&amp;ordercode=26WEB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.familyhomeplans.com\/planbooks\/176.jpg\" alt=\"Southern and Coastal house plans\" width=\"125\" height=\"166\" \/><strong>House Plans Designed with Southern Charm<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nFrom traditional plantation-style homes and contemporary coastal designs, to sophisticated European-styled plans and sprawling country farmhouses, Home Plans Designed With Southern Charm reflects the South\u2019s rich tradition of unmatched elegance and hospitality. 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