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I N T R O D U C T 1 O N <br />This booklet has been prepared to illustrate the architectural principles specified in the Town of Carrboro's Land Use Ordinance, <br />Sections 15- 141.2, 15- 182.4, and 15-177. This document presents Carrboro's vernacular architecture and its detail and is to be used as <br />a set of guidelines for new residential construction. The information that follows is not meant to be copied, but to provide an <br />architectural language to ensure that the new residential structures in Carrboro have reference to Carrboro's history. This in turn will <br />continue to provide Carrboro with an architecturally unique sense of place that distinguishes it from "anyplace U.S.A." <br />PURPOSE OF THE GUIDELINES SUMMARY OF FOUR BUILDING STYLES <br />This booklet serves as a companion to the architectural and site <br />design elements included in the town's Land Use Ordinance, <br />and illustrates the architectural standards that are to be <br />executed in new residential construction in villages, major <br />subdivisions, or affordable housing units in Carrboro. The <br />booklet provides the visual and written text to give structure to <br />the concept of village vernacular. The guidelines themselves <br />have been selected to achieve several purposes, including: <br />1. Celebrating the historical events that defined the Town <br />of Carrboro and are reflected in the built environment. <br />2. Provide a diversity of housing types, sizes, within a <br />range of styles characteristic of mill -era architecture. <br />3. Maintain the scale of residential development in <br />keeping with the historical precedent. <br />4. Reference traditional building forms and materials. <br />5. Provide a sense of place. <br />The illustrations represent the vernacular architecture of the <br />Town of Carrboro and its environs during the period when <br />mills were the defining features of the Town. It was in this era, <br />roughly from 1890 to 1950, that the form of the community <br />was established. These forms resulted from economics, <br />topography, convention, craftsmanship and materials. <br />In Carrboro, four building styles comprise most of the <br />architectural form for that period. These styles are presented <br />below in chronological order. A brief commentary concerning <br />their function in the community follows. <br />MILL HOUSE, one -story — These wood frame structures date to <br />the earliest period of occupation that is directly associated with <br />the mill operation in the Carrboro vicinity. These buildings are <br />truly representative of Carrboro's earliest rental housing, built <br />as they were to house the many individuals and families who <br />migrated into this small town from outlying areas. As is <br />typical of early industrial housing throughout the state, the <br />houses are one -room deep, usually with a rear ell. The houses <br />...................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................... <br />VERNACULAR ARCfa?EcnaiL STANDARDS PAGE & <br />