Salt Box House Style

A saltbox house is a traditional new england style of house with a long pitched roof that slopes down to the back generally with timber framing.

Salt box house style. The main house is two stories and the rear slopes down to one story. The charming exterior features board and batten siding and a lengthy front porch to welcomes your guests. Built during the 17th and 18th centuries american saltbox houses were named after commonly used wooden salt containers from the colonial period. They often include a symmetrical brick chimney too.

Look at these saltbox house floor plans. Totaling 750 sq ft. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front. The flat front and central chimney are recognizable features but the asymmetry of the unequal sides and the long low rear roof line are the most distinctive features of a saltbox which takes its name from its resemblance to a wooden lidded box in which salt was once kept.

We added information from each image that we get including set of size and resolution. Or even as a downsizing option. A saltbox house is a traditional new england style wood frame house with a unique longe sloped roof on the back side. Historic saltbox houses are easily identified by their signature one sided sloped rooflines and simple colonial facades.

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