Victorian Round Roofs

Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss.

Victorian round roofs.

New siding materials and ornate trim pieces gave way to fancier home designs. Carved brackets at the eaves were common. While asphalt roofs weren t used during the victorian period they can be made to resemble victorian style roofing such as wood shakes or slate. Square turret with round lookout ship windows the center located square turret on this house has tiny round look out windows built into the steeply sloped roof with crows nest built on top.

Today mansard style roofs are occasionally used in one and two story apartment buildings restaurants and neo eclectic houses. An arched roof in the form of a catenary curve. A victorian style turret or tower is probably the most prominent homebuilding feature that most people picture in their minds when they think victorian architecture. For example asphalt shingles can come in scallop diamond and zig zag shapes.

They are asymmetrical two or three or more stories tall have steeply pitched roofs and large wrap around porches. Medieval architecture and the great cathedrals of the gothic age inspired all sorts of flourishes during the victorian era. Asphalt shingles can also come in varying shapes and sizes for added victorian appeal and durability. Diagonal window muntins dominant vertical dividers in the windows.

Barrel barrel arched cradle wagon. Queen anne homes are the quintessential victorian home. Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof. In the united states second empire or mansard was a victorian style popular from the 1860s through the 1880s.

They may not necessarily know what it s called for instance they may say that really cool looking round tower thingy but a turret or tower is what likely comes to mind. Pendleton house 1855 staten island new york. Roof shapes became steeper in victorian homes. Circular bell roof bell shaped ogee philibert de l orme roof.

Complex roof lines became the rage as architects worked to create designs that would pull the eye to the top of the house. A round roof like a barrel tunnel vault. On many victorian country houses the practice of wood shingling survived the technological advances of metal roofing in the 19th century and near the turn of the century enjoyed a full revival in its namesake the shingle style. Builders gave houses arches pointed windows with diamond shaped panes and other elements borrowed from the middle ages.

Historically also called a compass roof.