Creole cottages

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Creole cottages are a traditional New Orleans house style characterized by their low, gabled roofs, symmetrical façades, and close-to-the-street placement, reflecting French and Caribbean architectural influences.

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Label Occurrences
Creole architecture 1
Creole cottages canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
vernacular house type ⓘ
architecturalInfluence Caribbean architecture ⓘ
French architecture ⓘ
Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
architecturalStylePeriod 18th century ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
climateAdaptation designed for hot humid climate ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalContext Creole culture of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Creole culture
doorPlacement off-center door in some variants ⓘ
entranceLocation street-facing façade ⓘ
façadeCharacteristic symmetrical façade ⓘ
façadeElement central entrance ⓘ
paired windows ⓘ
foundationType raised on piers ⓘ
function urban dwelling type ⓘ
historicalUse mixed residential and commercial use ⓘ
single-family residence ⓘ
mainLocation Louisiana ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ
notableNeighborhood Bywater ⓘ
Faubourg Marigny ⓘ
French Quarter ⓘ
orientation façade parallel to street ⓘ
planType rectangular plan ⓘ
preservationStatus protected in historic districts ⓘ
region Gulf Coast ⓘ
relatedStyle Creole townhouse ⓘ
shotgun house ⓘ
roofCharacteristic low-pitched roof ⓘ
roofOverhang broad overhanging eaves ⓘ
roofType gabled roof ⓘ
setbackFromStreet minimal setback ⓘ
storeys one storey ⓘ
one-and-a-half storeys ⓘ
typicalDepth two rooms deep ⓘ
typicalMaterial brick between posts ⓘ
wood frame ⓘ
typicalOccupant urban middle-class residents ⓘ
typicalPorchFeature full-width front porch ⓘ
gallery supported by columns ⓘ
typicalWidth two rooms wide ⓘ
urbanContext dense historic neighborhoods ⓘ
ventilationFeature aligned doors and windows for cross-ventilation ⓘ
high ceilings ⓘ
windowType French doors opening onto porch ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Historic Inner City of Paramaribo → hasArchitecturalStyle → Creole architecture ⓘ
linked to: Creole cottages