Colonial
Historic Hope Lodge, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, built between 1743 and 1748.
| SIZE AND SHAPE | Rectangular or nearly square 2 to 3 stories high |
| ROOF LINE | Gable, hip (or deck-on-hip), sometimes gambrel Lower roof slope than Colonial ones Prominent, gable or hip dormers Possibly balustrades |
| CHIMNEY | Prominent |
| DOORWAYS & DOORS | Often heavily ornamented frontispieces or "ensembles" of classical columns, pilasters, and broken pediments with semi-circular fanlights |
| WINDOWS | Double-hung with muntins Palladian windows appear Classical ornament and heavy tracery Voussiors (lintels with angled, wing-like stone ends) common |
| PORCHES | Square entrance porch, Occasionally, a portico |
| FACADE | Very symmetrical placement of doors and windows |
| ORNAMENTATION | Formal classical ornament Large cornices with modillions; corner pilasters or quoins |
| WATCHWORDS | Bold, formal, decorative |
