Colonial gambrel roof home plan, detailed architectural drawings, PDF file

Description

Richard Coleman House, Nantucket, classic Dutch Colonial home - late 1700s
Building name: Coleman House
Designer/Architect: Richard Coleman
Date of construction: late 1700s
Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Style: Dutch Colonial, gambrel roofed
Additional Information: Drawings prepared in 1966, Historic American Building Survey
Number of sheets: 9 sheets measuring 18”x24”
Sheet List
Cover sheet, information, Site Plan
First Floor Plan, 1/4”=1’-0”
Second Floor Plan, 1/4”=1’-0”
Attic Floor Plan, 1/4”=1’-0”
3 sheets of Elevations, 1/4”=1’-0”
Building Section, 1/4”=1’-0”
Framing and Fireplace Details, various scales
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HISTORY: The gambrel roof, with its characteristic double slope, immediately evokes early American country ways. Most common with the less formal examples of colonial house it is often combined with other roof forms. In the Coleman house of Nantucket, Massachusetts it is paired with a wing that has an asymmetrical gable. The gambrel roof, of course, was intended to provide more headroom in the attic, which it does particularly well.
The original drawings from which these scans were made were beautifully delineated in 1966. This extensive set of 9 drawing sheets includes 3 floor plans, 4 elevations, a full building section and details relating to the massive fireplace at the center of the house. The original drawings rest in the Library of Congress.
As a work of art these prints are worth purchasing in their own right. For those of you interested in building a historically inspired house, these plans offer an excellent starting point. At 2 stories plus an attic and basement there are plenty of possibilities for adaptation. The principal, first floor, can easily accommodate a Living Room, Dining Room, eat-in Kitchen and the extension in the back could fit a bedroom and bath. It is always convenient to have one bedroom on the main level. The second floor has room for 3 or possibly 4 bedrooms. The gambrel roofed attic is nearly as large as the second floor and could simply be left open, to serve as a play room, entertainment room, place for children’s sleepover parties. Although ideal for a flat site, these plans would also work on a moderately sloping one. This relatively narrow house could fit on many city lots. But it would be most comfortable in a suburban or country setting. Including porches, the main house has outside dimensions of approximately 28’x52’.
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IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BUILD: These plans are not complete architectural drawings as might be required by your local permitting agency and do not contain all the structural, waterproofing and other details and information necessary for construction. But your local builder or architect should be able to adapt these drawings and add to them as necessary. What they do provide is accurate design information about a REAL Colonial style house, not a pseudo-colonial tract house as you will find in the house plan magazines on your supermarket shelf.
The original drawings from which these dimensionally accurate scans were made are kept at the Historic American Building Survey, in the Library of Congress.
(GA005 pdf)