OLD COLONIAL IN SNOW

This is a colonial style house that you would see all over New England. Most of this style house were built in the 18th century. This would have been built by a wealthier family. You will see a lot more of these Colonial style houses than say a Cape style house because these people could afford better materials and could afford to pay craftsman to build their house. The floors would be made of Maple, Chestnut, Oak or other hard woods. A much simpler house might be built with more pine and the craftsmanship might not be as good thus might not be around today.

STOCKBRIDGE COLONIAL

Stockbridge MA - This old colonial house is just down the road from the center of Stockbridge. It kind of stuck out because it was between a lot of houses that were, well, painted. This house was in more of a "original" state.

THE OLD SALTBOX OR CAPEBOX

This is my house, I've shown it a few times but this time from a different angle. I've noticed a lot of people come to my site looking for old New England Homes, well, here is one. Actually, it started out as a Law Office and was converted to a house. I called this a "Saltbox" style house. Technically, it is not a traditional Saltbox. It is somewhere between a Saltbox and a Cape. My wife likes to call this style a "Capebox".