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saltbox
noun
salt·box
ˈsȯlt-ˌbäks 
: a frame dwelling with two stories in front and one behind and a roof with a long rear slope
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Canaan, New York Courtesy image The Donnelly House, a pre-Revolutionary two-bedroom saltbox, stands on a hilltop plateau with panoramic views of the Berkshire Mountains.
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The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
Over several years and a two-part renovation, Lisa transformed the vintage saltbox without stripping its alpine feel.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
With age comes both beauty and history; guests can visit historical landmarks like the Hoxie House Museum, a home built around 1675 that is likely the oldest saltbox home on Cape Cod.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
Modern adaptions of the style include renovations of historic saltbox homes, contemporary additions to existing structures, and new builds in the saltbox style.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
Historic saltbox houses are easily identified by their signature one-sided sloped rooflines and simple colonial facades.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
Their family respite is an old saltbox in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, lovingly described throughout the novel in all its battered glory.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2020
The saltbox takes its name from a popular wooden box used to store salt.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 22 June 2022
But the understated house was more New England saltbox than brutalist concrete fantasy.
—Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2021
The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
Over several years and a two-part renovation, Lisa transformed the vintage saltbox without stripping its alpine feel.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
With age comes both beauty and history; guests can visit historical landmarks like the Hoxie House Museum, a home built around 1675 that is likely the oldest saltbox home on Cape Cod.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
Modern adaptions of the style include renovations of historic saltbox homes, contemporary additions to existing structures, and new builds in the saltbox style.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
Historic saltbox houses are easily identified by their signature one-sided sloped rooflines and simple colonial facades.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
Their family respite is an old saltbox in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, lovingly described throughout the novel in all its battered glory.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2020
The saltbox takes its name from a popular wooden box used to store salt.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 22 June 2022
But the understated house was more New England saltbox than brutalist concrete fantasy.
—Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2021
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“Saltbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saltbox. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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