From The Salem Handbook, Historic Salem Incorporated, 1977
Plan
Usually a central hall plan, often becoming asymmetrical with additions of rooms and porches. Often a three or five bay facade with center entrance.
Doorway
Not a dominant feature of the facade. With the exception of bracketing, detail was minimal.
Windows
Slender and elongated windows. Dormer windows became universal in a variety of shapes ( rectangular, pointed, gabled, and rounded ) and were often ornamented with pediments and brackets.
Roofline
High slate mansard roof maximized available floor space.
Materials
Primarily wood or brick. Flatboards common on the facade.
Decoration
Ornate moldings and brackets. Spacious porches and verandas.
