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DETAILS UN,QUE TO THIS PRAIRIE STYLIE <br />HOUSE <br />EARLY HOUSES OF P I AIRIS HAD HORIZONTAL <br />WOOD SIDING <br />DROP WOOD SIDING <br />DISTINCTIVE DETAILS ARE WOOD <br />rwr <br />Wood was the primary building material <br />in residential construction. It was readily <br />available, did not require the skills of as <br />many craftsmen, and was used for <br />structural elements as well as skin. <br />The majority of houses built during the <br />early boom period of Paris are covered <br />with horizontal wood siding. Wood with a <br />tapered profile is seen in clapboard or <br />lap siding while a milled profile has a <br />more decorative shape. Board and <br />batten, which is a vertical siding, is <br />commonly used on outbuiildings such as <br />garages, barns and sheds, and <br />occasionally on smalll houses. <br />Another common use of wood is <br />decorative wood shingles, used as a <br />siding), which was relatively easy to use <br />as a decorative feature on gable ends, <br />turrets, or dormers. Patterns included <br />fish scale, diamond, square cut, and <br />rounded. Wood shingle roofs, although <br />common, are not often found on historic <br />houses in the area. This may be the <br />result of previous replacement due to <br />deterioration. <br />Wood details are found on all houses <br />from all styles and periods of <br />construction. Victorian and Classical <br />styles include ornate turned columns, <br />spindles, box columns, columns of <br />classical order, brackets, bargeboards, <br />cut and turned frieze details, elaborate <br />doors, and door surrounds. Less ornate <br />details of the Craftsman, Folk Victorian, <br />and Colonial Revival styles include box <br />columns, brackets, and simple porch <br />railings. Wood was the most common <br />material used for porch flooring and is <br />prone to decay because of the exposure <br />to weather conditions. Flooring was <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris,, Texas128 <br />