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Creole cottages

Scope note

Side-gabled vernacular buildings of simple massing, normally having their front walls moved inward to make an integral porch under a single steep roofline; the form was originally brought to Louisiana by French Canadian (Acadian) immigrants with a knowledge of long-span roof framing techniques.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005505

Broader Terms used

cottages

Equivalent Terms used

Creole cottage

Created

13yrs ago

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