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Gary Leikness
From: Bill Collins [collinsplanning@bresnan.net]
t: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:02 AM
Gary Leikness
Subject: RE: Founders Square CCR
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Gary;
I am attaching some illustrative photos and below some written descriptions. Frankly,
one would need to be a student of architecture to distinguish between the various
architectural styles we are discussing. The term "Colonial architecture" spans a broad
range of more finely defined styles and they all are very similar. My question to you was
more to ensure your comfort with my inserting some additional descriptions into the
CCR that will not meaningfully alter the architectural theme of the subdivision.
As we are zeroing on a team of three or four builders, they are making suggestions
based on costs and familiarity with construction. While their suggested additions would
not change the theme is a noticeable way, they will add some greater variety.
The buyers will select from a menu of 18 plans and their selections will determine the
11pber of each style that will be constructed.
Thanks for your prompt response.
The Arts and Crafts Bungalow - 1880-1929
The Arts and Crafts Movement dating back to 1880 was a direct result of the industrial revolution. Artists and
craftsman rebelled against the mass production of art such as pottery, textiles, and furniture. They believed the
Victorian style to be in excess and wanted to create a style that reflected quality and uniqueness. What began as
a coalition of craftsman producing handmade quality home decor, quickly evolved into a timeless and
recognizable architectural style called the Craftsman Bungalow. The Bungalow grew in popularity almost over
night and attracted home owners who wanted to return to the basics of craftsmanship. The Craftsman Bungalow
is a 1-1/2 story home with low pitched roof and dramatic roof overhang. Craftsman Bungalows were
traditionally covered with shingles and clapboard siding in vibrant earth tone colors. Exterior detail was integral
to the beauty of a true bungalow with the use of belt lines to separate color and gabled dormers. Exposed rafter
tails, eave brackets, and tapered porch columns were all signature Bungalow details that offered a stately and
earthy feel. Wide front porches were another distinguishable characteristic of the Bungalow, allowing for
neighborliness and social interaction as people walked to and from work.
American Foursquare -1890-1930's
American Foursquare is one of the most widely recognized and most American architectural styles next it
its sibling the Craftsman Bungalow. It as well emerged from the craftsman era. This house was highly favored
due to its boxy shape, making it a very economical choice for many middle class families. The foursquare is
typically a two -and -a -half -story house on a full basement, with a monitor dormer (a dormer with a roof -line that
mirrors the primary roof) in the attic. Most foursquares have a pyramid hipped roof (which come to a peak in
;center). Front porches span the full width of the house, with two, three or four simple columns supporting
'Porch roof. From the front, many foursquares are symmetrical with a center front door and equal groupings
of windows on either side, upstairs and downstairs. Exterior sidings are usually clapboard or shingle with
different sidings on the upper and lower walls. Clapboard is a favored siding material for the first story with
shingles on the upper story, and a belt line separating the different materials. Foursquares typically have bay
window bump outs on the side to accommodate a dining room on the inside and break up the straight lines of
the house.
Folk Victorian -1870-1910
Although Victorian refers more to an era than an architectural style, many house styles emerged during this time
that fall under the umbrella of Victorian. Victorian houses have roofs with gables facing in many directions and
porches across the front of the exterior. Often the porches wrapped around the corner and down one side, and
sometimes down both sides of the house as well. The floor of the porch and the first story were raised high off
of the ground level. The Folk Victorian was by far the most popular simply because it was house that most
middle class families could afford and still be classified as a stylish Victorian. Unlike its siblings (Gothic,
Queen Anne, and Stick Style) the Folk Victorians do not have towers, bay windows, or elaborate moldings.
Many Folk Victorian houses were adorned with flat, jigsaw cut trim in a variety of patterns. Among the various
features a Folk Victorian would have, its traditional features include a simple rectangular or L shape, decorative
eave brackets, and porches with spindles. Due to the new railroad systems and the industrial revolution,
Victorians could be produced using cost efficient building materials that could be shipped into rural
communities and outlying areas. Therefore, Folk Victorians are also referred to as simple Farmhouses or
11TIonal Style Houses.
From: Gary Leikness [mailto:garyl@rexburg.org]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:50 PM
To: Bill Collins
Subject: RE: Founders Square CCR
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Why don't you send me some elevations and I will run them by the Planning Commission and see what they say. Also
include whythe deviation is requested. How many would be craftsman? Is there a ratio you've nailed down? Any details
will help me relay to the Commission what you are proposing.
Gary
From: Bill Collins [mailto:collinsplanning@bresnan.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 9:01 AM
To: Gary Leikness
P -hject: Founders Square CCR
Gary;
The builder team we have assembled to construct the houses in Founders Square
requested that we add "Craftsman" style of architecture to the three styles listed in the
JR. The Craftsman style also is early American and easily compatible with the three
.,jlonial styles listed in the CCR. Is the addition of this style problematic for you? It
does not detract from the architectural theme of the subdivision and would actually add
a little more diversity.
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