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Architectural Styles of Fairfield
Edwardian Vernacular Arts & Crafts 1904-14. 1½-storeys, steeply-pitched roof, asymmetrical main floor, symmetrical upper, horizontal belt course, tips of bargeboards meet ends of belt course. Typically: front-gabled, dormers on sides of roof, contrasting cladding at different levels, inset corner porch balanced by projecting bay window	Craftsman Bungalow California Bungalow 1900-29 North American A&C style in natural building materials. Typically: 1 to 1½-storeys, low to medium-pitched roof with wide overhang, exposed rafter tails, beams & knee brackets, large front porch, posts on battered (tapered) piers, California Bungalow is an orientalized version, built closer to the ground
Colonial Bungalow 1905-25 Ecomomical 1-storey, hip- roofed (often bellcast) bungalow. Typically: at least 1 dormer, wide projecting eaves with modillions (flat brackets), full-width inset verandah, Classical columns or posts with simplified capitals	British Arts & Crafts 1905-30 Vernacular building types from British regions and periods. Typically: steeply-pitched roof, asymmetrical design, informal, functional plan, prominent chimney. Frequently: clad in stucco with half-timbering (Tudor detail), shingles or rustic boards
English Cottage 1920-40 Simple, clean lines with variety of details Typically: asymmetrical sloping catslide roofline, clad in stucco, sometimes with half-timbering (Tudor detail) or rustic boards, arched entryways, casement windows, dovecote-like attic vents, small windows beside entry	Foursquare 1900-20 Hip-roofed (often bellcast) 2-storey box. Typically: at least 1 dormer, wide eaves, 4 rooms on each level, horizontal features such as belt course & contrasting cladding at different levels, prominent front porch or verandah with solid balustrade, banks of multiple windows
Architectural Features of Fairfield These are some of the architectural features of Fairfield homes. Detailed architectural information on Fairfield buildings listed on the City of Victoria's Heritage Register, with a great deal of social history and many photographs, old and new, will all be found in Victoria Heritage Foundation's publication This Old House, Victoria's Heritage Neighbourhoods, Volume 4: Fairfield, Gonzales and Jubilee to be published in Fall 2009

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