That would be slate.
Colonial house roof design.
Then the roofline angles in the form a steeper pitch.
Above is a very classic british colonial style house in nantucket ma a really great place to visit btw.
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Use this opportunity to see some galleries to give you inspiration we found these are artistic images.
They were similar in design to the new england style and built between 1600 and 1730 taking the new england architecture and improving upon it.
A gambrel roof is a gable roof with two pitches.
Notice the steep gabled roof abruptly ending eaves exterior shutters and the symmetrical rectangle design all elements of british colonial architecture in the usa.
If you have a true colonial era house say a new england georgian or a gambrel roofed dutch colonial revival or a shingle style house better stick with wood shingles or a close modern approximation.
Next is the dutch colonial design found primarily in today s states of new york and new jersey.
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The lower section of the roof slopes gently up.
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Dutch colonial house plans are easy to spot by their gambrel roof with two different slopes shallow and then steep when you think of a classic barn shape you probably picture a gambrel roof.
The right roof is more than icing on the cake when it comes to architecture.
Here are some pictures of the hip roof colonial house plans.
Instead of wood the dutch colonial will be made of brick or stone and have a distinctive gambrel roof.