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INCORPORATES GABLE WALL DORMERS <br />COMMON TO THIS STYLE <br />PUNCTUATED WITH A WALL DORMER <br />PARAPETS, HIP DORMERS, AND ARCHED <br />DORMERS <br />THE DEEP OVERHANG IS INDICATIVE OF <br />PRAIRIE STYLE HOUSES <br />Roof forms and' materials are an <br />important feature in defining the <br />character of the house and <br />neighborhood. House styles and periods <br />of construction influence the form, of the <br />roof. The simple gable roof form is found <br />on Folk Victorian, Craftsman, and <br />contemporary styles such as Ranch. <br />More complicated roof structures include <br />a combination of hip, gable, dormers, <br />turrets, and towers and are found on <br />Victorian period houses. <br />The shape and slope of a roof has a <br />significant impact on how the building <br />addresses the street. A gable roof that <br />faces the street has a stronger presence <br />and is more inviting than a gable roof <br />that runs parallel to the street. In the <br />case of the latter, the roof is sloping <br />away from the viewer. The amount of <br />slope, also known, as the roof pitch, <br />reflects the style of the house. Steep <br />pitches are found on Victorian, and Tudor <br />styles, while lower -pitched roofs are <br />found on Ranch and Craftsman style <br />houses. <br />Roof details vary from style to <br />architectural style. Truly ornate details, <br />such as consoles and dentils, appear at <br />the roofline of some Neoclassical and <br />Victorian period examples while very few <br />roof details appear on modest folk <br />Victorian and Tudor styles. <br />The one feature that appears on houses <br />of all historic styles is the dormer. <br />Dormers appear in different sizes, <br />shapes, and materials. Some have <br />windows while others have attic vents. <br />The dormer provides visual continuity to <br />the neighborhood and scale to the roof. <br />Roofs are the one part of a house in <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 115 <br />