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The Town of Truro contains many different styles of architecture. Below is a general description of the styles of architecture you are likely to find in Truro today.
Craftsman 1905-1930
- Low-pitched, gabled roof (occasionally hipped) with wide, unenclosed eave overhang
- Roof rafters usually exposed
- Decorative (false) beams or braces commonly added under gables
- Porches, either full or partial width, with roof supported by tapered square columns
- Columns or pedestals frequently extend to ground level (without a break at level of porch floor)
Folk Victorian 1870-1910
- Porches with spindle work detailing (turned spindles) and lace like spandrels) or flat, jigsaw cut trim appended to National Folk (post-railroad) house forms
- Symmetrical faced (except gable-front-and-wing subtype)
- Cornice-line brackets are common
Greek Revival 1830-1890
- Medium or steeply pitched gable roof with front gable or temple plan and return eaves
- One and a half or two and a half stories usually wood construction
- Off center (residential) or centered (administrative) doorway, symmetrical 3 bay facade
- No dormers
- Chimney at peak, discrete placement
Italianate 1860-1890
- Low pitched hip roof with very wide eaves supported by brackets, and a central or very long gallery
- Usually two or three story, wood, brick or stucco construction
- Centered doorway, symmetrical 3 bay facade
- No dormers, but often a cupola or square tower(s) at peak
- Chimney discretely placed
New England Colonial 1710-1840
- Steeply pitched gable or salt-box roof with hand split shingles
- One and a half or two and a half story wood construction
- Central doorway with symmetrical 3 or 5 bay facade
- Dormers absent
- One large central chimney
Second Empire 1870-1900
- Steeply pitched mansard roof often with one or more square or polygonal projecting towers
- Usually two or three story, wood or stone construction with dramatized details
- Centered doorway, symmetrical 3 or 5 bay facade
- May have two or more dormers, often breaking through eaves lines
- Chimneys discreetly placed
Scottish, English, German & Irish Vernacular 1830-1880
- Steeply pitched gable roof without eaves or decoration
- Usually one and a half story, wood brick or stone
- Centered doorway, symmetrical 3 or 5 bay facade
- Absent or undersized plain or Scottish (5 sided) dormers
- Large central chimney or two smaller ¼ inset chimneys
Queen Anne Revival
- Steeply pitched hip roof often with round corner towers, gallery and variations on Palladian windows
- Usually two or more stories, with a variety of textures and materials usually expressed in wood construction
- Off-center or centered doorway punctuates symmetrical or asymmetrical facade
- Prominent projecting or eyebrow dormers
- Chimneys when prominent will usually have decorative chimney pots.
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