Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines

EFFECTIVE MAY 30, 2022 217 chapter 11 Federal Style, ca. 1800-1840 Distinguishing Characteristics Plan Rectangular or square Roof Gable and hipped Chimney Both interior and exterior Entrance Paneled wood doors with sidelights and fanlight transoms Windows Numerous small lights such as 12-over-12 or nine-over-nine with rectangular wooden sashes, sometimes in tripartite arrangement Materials Brick in Flemish or common bond, weatherboard siding on frame buildings Porches Feworiginal porches remain; most were added in the late-19th century. Some dwellings such as the Eaton House and Clouston Hall appear to have been built without a porch on the primary facade Details Decorative lintels or pediments over windows, dentils, or modillion blocks at roof eaves

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