Georgian
Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, Massachusetts, built 1782.
| SIZE AND SHAPE | Rectangular or nearly square 2 to 3 stories high |
| ROOF LINE | Hip (or deck-on-hip) and gable Lower roof slope than Georgian ones Parapets on finer houses Dormers with low-arch window heads |
| CHIMNEY | Less noticeable; plain, not ornamented Symmetrically placed |
| DOORWAYS & DOORS | Delicately scaled, classical ornament similar to Georgian Semi-circular or elliptical fanlights with tracery Double paneled doors; rectangular sidelights |
| WINDOWS | Double-hung with large panes; thin muntins and frames Sometimes floor-length Palladian windows Flat lintels, not arched; often flush with the wall |
| PORCHES | Entrance porches may be semi-circular Porticoes are common |
| FACADE | Symmetrical placement of doors, windows, and other building elements Lateral building wings are common |
| ORNAMENTATION | Formal ornament in the Adamesque mode Dentils and modillions at the cornice Garlands, swags, and cartouches |
| WATCHWORDS | Formal, symmetrical, delicate |
