Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines

DRAFT FRANKLIN HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 212 Franklin’s Historic Resources Historic District Architectural Styles Colonial Revival style, ca. 1895-1930 Distinguishing Characteristics Plan Rectangular, square, sometimes irregular Roof Often hipped, with hipped or gable dormers Chimney Both interior and exterior with corbelled brick detailing Entrance Single-light glass-and-wood designs, framed by pilasters and engaged columns; large transoms and sidelights; use of beveled or leaded glass Windows One-over-one rectangular sash, sometimes use of Palladian window designs Materials Weatherboard siding, wood shingles in gables Porches Full-width with Colonial-influenced columns such as Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Tuscan orders; milled or square balusters; eave details such as modillion blocks and dentils Details Eave modillion blocks, dentils in Neoclassical designs, large porticos on primary elevation, oval-shaped attic windows