Dutch Colonial Revival architecture

Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves along the length of the house.

The modern use of the term is to indicate a broad gambrel roof with flaring eaves that extend over the long sides, resembling a barn in construction.

Common were double-hung sash windows with outward swinging wood shutters and a central double Dutch door.

Fine examples of these houses can be found today, like those in the Huguenot Street Historic District of New Paltz, New York.

The Gideon Tucker (though an older Englishman) choose to build his house with a gambrel roof and in an urban Dutch-German fashion.

Beginning in the late 19th century, America began to look back romantically upon its colonial roots and the country started reflecting this nostalgia in its architecture.

In New York, for instance, the actual 17th-century colonial architecture of New Amsterdam has completely vanished (lost in the fires of 1776 and 1835), leaving only archaeological remnants.

While the original design was always reflected, some details were updated such as the primary entryway moving from the end to the long side of the house.

West End Avenue saw a large number of buildings designed in the Dutch colonial revival style.