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were placed on lots large enough to include a garden plot, <br />approximately 7,000 square feet. Simple, gable roofs, minimal <br />decoration, and full, or nearly full, front porches, are typical <br />features. Slightly more decorative elements are also found, <br />including triple -A gables with shingles and vents, and sawn <br />spandrels and chamfered porch posts. The main block usually <br />contains a center hall and two rooms, although one type does <br />have a separate entry for each of the two rooms. <br />MILL HOUSE, two -story — Dating to the same era are the two - <br />story, mill houses. Including both the L- shaped houses, and <br />the one -room deep versions, which typically included a one - <br />story, rear ell. These structures are also of wood frame <br />construction and served both as rental housing and private <br />residences. Some of the larger structures were operated as <br />boarding houses for unmarried laborers.' The one -room deep <br />variety can be seen with or without the dormer. <br />FOURSQUARE — The large spaces in the attics of these <br />handsome houses provided extra space, primarily for families, <br />and most were privately built. Dating to the earliest decades of <br />the twentieth century, these two- or three -room deep, center <br />hall plan, houses . provide some variety in the Carrboro <br />vernacular. These houses are found plain, or with gables or <br />dormers. Most have three - quarter, or full, front porches. <br />SHARED OR COMMON ELEMENTS <br />Although the construction era for the four building styles spans <br />nearly five decades, a number of characteristics are common to <br />all. These characteristics include construction materials and <br />practices, such as the use of wood for framing, sheathing, and <br />decoration. The structures were almost always balloon framed <br />and supported on masonry piers. <br />Finished floor elevations are usually minimal, ranging from 18 <br />to 24 inches. The building facades are characterized by <br />balanced or ordered fenestration; with window and door <br />openings placed symmetrically and regularly spaced. Entry <br />porches are commonly found with the main fagade porch <br />spanning between 80 and 100 percent of the main fagade. <br />Exterior lighting is minimal. Garages and other accessory <br />structures are detached and usually set back behind the lot's <br />principal building. <br />Of the many architectural features, eight elements have been <br />identified as necessary in order to achieve the objectives noted <br />above. These elements include: <br />1. <br />2. <br />CRAFTSMAN — The first of the four building types that can be <br />considered to represent a national style, rather than the local <br />vernacular, these structures are found in wood, as well as brick <br />and stone. The one to one -and -a -half story structures were 3. <br />usually built as private residences. <br />4. <br />Porches that span 80 percent of the front fagade. <br />Roof characteristics, as follows: <br />- Main roof pitch between 10/12 and 12/12 <br />- Lower roof pitch between 3/12 and 4/12 <br />- Minimum roof overhang of 16 inches on all eaves and <br />gables. <br />Clapboard or shingle siding with a four and a half to a <br />five and a half -inch exposure. <br />Windows shall have a vertical to horizontal proportion <br />of not less than two to one. <br />...T�6RN.fCULlRARC/fl7EC7YlRAL STAADA I ................ ............................... ........................................................................................ ...........................PdGE #2 <br />