Top 4 Roof Styles in Ontario Architecture
Gable Roof
- the triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof
- Jacobean Gable: the gable extends above the roofline
Gambrel Roof
- a symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side
- the upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle, while the lower slope is steep
- has vertical gable ends instead of being hipped at the four corners of the building
Hipped Roof
- all sides slope downwards to the walls with no gables
Mansard Roof
This style was popularized by Francois Mansart (1598-1666), an accomplished architect of the French Baroque period and especially fashionable during the Second French Empire (1852-1870).
- This roof is almost flat on the top section, with two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper
- has dormer windows
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Top 6 Architectural Styles in Ontario
Edwardian
- simple, balanced facades
- simple roof lines
- dormer windows
- large front porches
- smooth brick surfaces
- voussoirs and keystones are used sparingly and are understated
- finials and cresting are absent
- cornice brackets and braces are block-like
- openings have flat arches or plain stone lintels
Georgian
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- balanced facades around a central door
- medium-pitched gable roofs
- small-paned windows
Gothic
- decorative buildings with sharply-pitched gables
- highly detailed verge boards
- pointed-arch window openings
- dichromatic brickwork
Italianate
- two story rectangular buildings
- hip roof
- a projecting frontispiece
- generous eaves with ornate cornice brackets
- large sash windows
- quoins
- ornate detailing on the windows
- belvederes
- wraparound verandahs
- cast iron cresting
- elegant window surrounds
Queen Anne
- irregular outline
- an offset tower
- broad gables
- projecting two-story bays
- verandahs
- multi-sloped roofs
- tall, decorative chimneys
- a mixture of brick and wood is common
Second Empire
- mansard roof
- projecting central towers
- one or two-story bays
