Good House of the Week: Lincoln County, South Dakota (Patreon)

This week's house is a bit unusual looking, especially its hipped-on-gabled roof. However, inside is a cozy little house that is surprisingly large. 

Hipped-on-gabled roofs were briefly popular in the late 60s and the 1970s, alongside other unusual roof shapes such as the Mansard. It's rare to see a side-facing hipped-on-gabled roof on a new home, considering that they are most commonly associated with commercial architecture, specifically Pizza Hut. Personally, I think that the unusual roof shape is what gives this rather plain-looking house its uniqueness. Perhaps the only element I would change is the front portico. I'd make it a little shorter and replace the tuscan columns with something more modern. 

The house is something in between a ranch and a cape cod. Like many small common houses, the side and rear elevation are extended (and somewhat incongruous) in order to provide a suitable amount of living space. The decor is a little HGTV-y for my taste, but it does a good job of making a house photographed in the dead of winter appear warm and sunny. 

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