gambrel roof

1 Built in 1809 by Gideon Tucker, a school commissioner who ran a nearby plaster factory, the two-and-a-half-story, Federal-style corner house is exceedingly rare as a Manhattan home whose sloping gambrel roof and original dormer windows have survived more than two centuries.

2 In addition to converting it to a tavern, its first tavernkeeper, William Mayes Sr., expanded the building, adding a third floor and the gambrel roof.

3 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.

4 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.

5 Built in 1652 as a home, the red Colonial with clapboard walls and gambrel roof was converted into a tavern in 1673.

6 The outside is nothing special: faded yellow facade, metal gambrel roof, no bigger than a three-car garage.

7 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.