1. Dutch Architecture
by Toby Gassner

2. Background Commonly referred to as “Dutch Colonial” style
Began spreading in the early 17th century
Was popular through the early 18th century
Mostly simple, one-story houses
Created out of a need for simple, cheap, living spaces
Mostly built by Dutch immigrants who needed a residency when immigrating to New York

3. General Information
Almost all one, one and a half, or two story houses
Mostly had gambrel roofs
Became very present in the Dutch colony of New Netherland
Gambrel roofs were symmetrical with flared eaves
Almost all Dutch doors (half doors on the bottom)
Brick chimneys
Mostly gable-ended

4. Materials
Due to the settlers needing simple living spaces, they used simple materials
These houses were an immediate need, so the settlers used only available materials around the construction site
The Abraham Manee house on Staten Island was made out of fieldstone and wood from nearby fallen trees
The interior surfaces were typically made of natural clay and strengthened with horse hairs, all over rows of narrow wood platforms
The narrow wood platforms used for the interior are called lath and plasters

5. Elements and Principles of Design

6. Elements of Design
Line: all different types of lines are used here including diagonal, curved, horizontal, and vertical
Color: The basic tan, dark brown, and white paint on the exterior walls and roof of the house which convey this is possibly a house or was a residency
Lighter value

7. Principles of Design
Balance: the house has an asymmetrical or informal balance as the different sides of the house are not identical
Emphasis: there are columns on the front patio that clearly draw the attention of anyone looking at the house
Unity: there is unity shown in the roof as the entire roof is the same brown tile. Also, each window is lined with white painting

8. Examples of Dutch Architecture

9. Schenke House One of the first Dutch Colonial houses
Built in Brooklyn in the mid-1600s

10. Van Pelt Manor House Is set in what is now Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Built in mid to late 1700s

11. Bronck House Built in Green County, NY Construction began in 1663
Oldest building in upstate NY

12. References

13. Roots of Style: Dutch Colonial Homes Settle on the Gambrel Roof
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14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronck_House
Bronck House
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15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Pelt_Manor
Van Pelt Manor
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