Cape Cod Plans

Cape Cod Plans

Cape Cod house plans are generally one to one-and-a-half story dormered homes featuring steep roofs with side gables and a small overhang. With bedrooms tucked on the second floor, Cape Cod homes are typically covered in clapboard or shingles and are symmetrical in appearance. Cape Cod homes are designed with a central door, multi-paned, double-hung windows, shutters, a formal, center-hall floor plan, hardwood floors and little exterior ornamentation. The Cape Cod house plan, with its roots in medieval England, has its American beginnings in the early 18th century as early settlers built homes along New England’s stormy coast, explaining why this style may also be referred to as a New England house plan. The Cape Cod house plan and New England house plan experienced its Colonial Revival in the early 20th century. This home design is still popular today for its affordability and efficiency.