Architecture: French Colonial

French Colonial Architecture, for the most part, was not found in the thirteen colonies.* It was more typically found in Quebec, down the Mississippi River valley, and in Louisiana. It was popular during the 18th and 19th centuries. The further south the building was, the more is typically exemplified this style. The house would usually be raised above ground level, due to the rivers and marshes in the area. It would have a wood frame with brick or mud mixed with animan hair composing the walls. There were usually wide porched which doubled as hallways connecting rooms and often included French doors. Roofs could be either gabled or hipped.

*Spanish Colonial Architecture was not found in the original thirteen colonies either, but in the Southwest. However, French Colonial Architecture was much closer which is why it is included in this series of posts by me while Spanish Colonial is not.