Because many cape cod style homes were built around 1950 they often line the streets of established neighborhoods.
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Cape cod homes feature steeply pitched roofs with side gables and occasionally a bowed or gambrel roof.
Many cape cod style homes were built before the civil war.
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The houses were designed to withstand the stormy weather of the coast of massachusetts and most designs still draw from their colonial counterparts.
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Shed or gable dormers are often aligned with windows on main floor and large chimneys are lined on center with front door and linked to fireplaces in each room.
Although the style faded a bit it found a resurgence in the early to mid 1900s when it was called cape cod revival.
Even though the styles were separated by about a century they still share several commonalities including a conspicuous lack of exterior details.
Though cape cod style homes are available all over the country karam says it s tough to duplicate the historic homes off the coast.