| French
style homes became popular around 1915, when
soldiers returning from World War 1 brought ideas
they had found in European homes in the French
countryside. The French style is enjoying a
comeback in recent years, especially in the New
Orleans area, which has always been greatly
influenced by French architecture. Some
characteristics of French-style homes:
- Brick, stone or stucco
siding on exterior walls
- Steep hipped roof, usually
with flared eaves
- Tall, narrow, multi-paned
windows
- Shutters on windows
- Sometimes tall second
floor windows break through the cornice
- Arched doorway
- Sometimes decorative
half-timbering (exposed wood framing) as
would be typically seen on an English
Tudor style home
- Courtyard containing
formal garden, fountain or pool
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