A Study in Siding
This 1890 farmhouse illustrates the use of board-and-batten, shingle, and clapboard siding, combined with a variegated slate roof
The beautifully restored Billings Farmhouse in Woodstock, Vermont, offers an interesting study in siding variations. Built in 1890, the building today is part of the Billings Farm Museum, a living-history working dairy farm. This detail view of the west side of the farmhouse illustrates the use of board-and-batten, shingle, and clapboard siding, combined with a variegated slate roof, making an interesting and unusual visual statement. This creative use of materials, particularly on a farmhouse, suggests that the original designer of the building had a very good sense of design and craftsmanship, as the rest of the house confirms.
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