Examples of gambrel roof in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Colonial-style house features a gambrel roof, hardwood floors, oversize windows and skylights, high ceilings, two fireplaces, great room and family room, formal dining and living rooms, and a finished basement with full bathroom. — The Week Staff, The Week, 22 May 2022 The house has board-and-batten siding and a gambrel roof, as well as a timber-frame living room with vaulted ceilings, a stone fireplace, a kitchen with granite countertops and a two-story deck. — Lia Picard, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2021 Built in 1652 as a home, the red Colonial with clapboard walls and gambrel roof was converted into a tavern in 1673. — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021 The outside is nothing special: faded yellow facade, metal gambrel roof, no bigger than a three-car garage. — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019 This style, which came to be called a gambrel roof, is also referred to as a barn roof, and became a fairly innovative feature for houses. — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, 23 Oct. 2018

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