American Townhouse:
Where you'll find it:
In the American parts of town: Central Business District (CBD), Garden District, Irish Channel, Lower Garden District, and Uptown.
What does it look like:
The American Townhouse is much grander than it sounds. Usually quite narrow and consisting of three stories, these homes are always adorned with a balcony, and usually those balconies are done in iron and beautiful columns. What differentiates the American Townhouse and the Creole Townhouse? Creole Townhouses tend to be more simple and less grand, where the American Townhouses tend to be grand and ornate with columns and dramatic entry ways. Another difference is yard size. Creole Townhouses virtually have no yard and are set close to the street, whereas American Townhouses usually have large, lush yards, such as those shown in the pictures to the right. Yet another difference would be staircases. The majority of Creole Townhouses tend to have passageways (hallways if you will) and staircases OUTSIDE where the American Townhouses were built indoors. Most American Townhouses are made out of stucco, but there are some brick or wood/stucco combinations. The traditional American Townhouse style didn't come with side galleries such as those seen in the pictures to the right. Those side galleries were additions later added, and usually in the early 19th century whereas most of the American Townhouses were originally built in the early to mid 1800s.
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