From
the beginning of time we see that the architecture changed with age in
Lakewood. Even today some Lakewood
houses are a clear example of how houses used to look in a certain era of time.
However, for some houses, it is difficult to say when they were made until you
ask someone about their history. The
dates in which the houses were made can show the specifications of the house of
that era. These houses are also called ‘vernacular’ architecture (an example of
vernacular architecture can be of a three-story house with a full width covered
entrance, gable roof and a bay window on both floors). Click here for
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The
different and unique type of houses with their different shapes, materials,
doors, windows, etc makes Lakewood unique. Although, the houses that were made
in the past face one problem; the problem of repairing. You have to keep in
mind and consider the architectural style with which the houses are made when
it comes to repairing so that the new stuff corresponds with the old fittings,
for example, your house got windows with beautiful pattern and one day while
cleaning the windows you break one glass; now you start to survey the shops for
window’s glass similar to the design of your former window but you found out
that these windows became obsolete 2 years ago and now you will have to get all
the window’s glass changed or have 1 different window.
The houses that became a part of Lakewood’s identity:
Queen Anne 1880-1910:
The
houses in the era of Queen Anne have:
·
asymmetrically
arranged doors and windows,
·
steep
roofs with edges and peculiar shapes,
·
porch
on 1st level with classic columns or turned posts (both with spindles
work),
·
Chimneys with decorative stone or brickwork,
·
wood
shingle pieces or plywood pieces used for decorating oriel windows,
·
towers
or bay windows and
·
free
shaped house without a definite shape.
Colonial Revival
1900-1940:
The
houses of Colonial Revival have:
·
shutters
that fit the windows and are decorative (sometimes),
·
the
front wall of the house got arrangement of windows that is balanced and a door
in the center of the wall,
·
full
or half-width porches with columns,
·
front
doors with lights on either sides, gabled roofs,
·
the
front of the house subjected to porch with 2 story classical columns and
cornice and
·
windows
having small panes of glass on 1 or both sashes.
Foursquare and bungalows 1910-1925:
The
features of foursquare houses are
·
double
story house that is more or less like a box or square,
·
Some
decorative features like overhanging eaves,
·
pyramid
or hipped roof with wide eaves,
·
front
porch can be of half-width or full length of the house,
·
front
porch columns are square,
·
have
rafter ends at the bottom edges of main or porch roofs,
·
low
pitched gabled roofs,
·
decorative
beams or braces,
·
decorative
shapes and
·
the
front is symmetrically arranged with windows and a door in center.
Lakewood Doubles 1905-1930:
The
houses of this era had:
·
walls
made with wood shingles or wood slides but bricks were also used,
·
dormer
less gabled roofs,
·
patterned
front porches and
·
the
arrangement of windows on both stories are similar and 2story buildings (most
2nd units are on top of the 1st one instead of being on its side).
Spanish 1920-1940:
The
specifications of houses of that era are:
·
the
windows and walls are decorated with metal grills or tiles,
·
walls
are usually stucco,
·
no
overhang for eaves,
·
arches
on doors, windows and rarely a part of porches,
·
front
generally got an asymmetrical arrangement of doors
·
and
windows and red-tiled low pitched roofs.
Tudor 1920-1940: the houses in the Tudorian era
have:
·
multiple
gables with steep pitch roofs,
·
stonework,
·
first
floor made of bricks with stone trimmed and wood sliding (with decorative
patterns),
·
timbering
on 1st story,
·
large
windows with a lot of small pane windows and
·
chimneys
with beautiful patterned stone or brickwork (large and tall chimneys).
