Hip roof
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A hip roof, hip-roof or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downward to the walls — thus, a hipped roof has no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. Variants of hipped roofs inc
A raised bungalow in Chicago with a hipped roof
A hip-roof type house in Khammam city, India
A hip roof construction in Northern Australia showing multinail truss construction. The blue pieces are roll-formed metal roof battens or purlins
American Foursquare
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The American Foursquare is an American house vernacular under the Arts and Crafts style popular from the mid-1890s to the late 1930s. A reaction to the ornate and mass-produced elements of the Victori
Hip roof
…slope) may vary. In modern domestic architecture, hip roofs are commonly seen in bungalows and cottages, and have been integral to styles such as the American Foursquare. However, they have been used in many styles of architecture and in a wide array of structures. A hip roof is self-bracing, requiring less diagonal…
A wood-frame American Foursquare house in Minnesota with dormer windows on each side and a large front porch
Wegeforth-Wucher house, Burlingame, San Diego