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Renamor was built in 1920 in the French Provincial style and features the rustic architecture popularized in America after World War I, complete with a hip roof, clay tiles, dormer windows, stone and stucco façade and period ironwork, according to Sotheby’s.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
My favorite roofs to frame are hip roofs and those with valleys.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Pale carpeting extends through a brick-walled entry hall into an open living area, where ceilings soar into the peak of the hip roof.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
The lower portion of the roof is a hip roof and the upper portion is a gable roof.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Roof Shape The shape of the roof can also be regulated, as certain shapes, like hip roofs, are found to be more resistant to high winds than others, such as gable roofs.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Give serious consideration to a hip roof if possible.
—Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
For example, a hip roof, which has multiple slopes, offers better wind resistance than a gable roof, which has only two.
—Michele Lerner, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2022
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
My favorite roofs to frame are hip roofs and those with valleys.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Pale carpeting extends through a brick-walled entry hall into an open living area, where ceilings soar into the peak of the hip roof.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
The lower portion of the roof is a hip roof and the upper portion is a gable roof.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Roof Shape The shape of the roof can also be regulated, as certain shapes, like hip roofs, are found to be more resistant to high winds than others, such as gable roofs.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Give serious consideration to a hip roof if possible.
—Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
For example, a hip roof, which has multiple slopes, offers better wind resistance than a gable roof, which has only two.
—Michele Lerner, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2022
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“Hip roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20roof. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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