What are common features of French colonial style houses?

* Symmetrical design and square exterior * Very steeply pitched roofs with wide overhangs * Stucco exteriors * High ceilings * Expansive wrap-around porches (galeries) on lower and upper levels with ornate wrought iron railings and details * Lots of windows * Exterior stairs and hallways * Raised basements

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Q: What are other names for French colonial style?

* Creole architecture * Cajun cottages * Plantation architecture * Raised houses

Q: Where are French colonial style houses most common?

French colonial style houses are most common in the Southeast, in particular Louisiana. If you want to see French colonial homes up close, then you should head to New Orleans and visit the Garden District - home to some of the worlds most beautiful and impressive French colonial architecture and homes. They are also common in Illinois, along sections of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and in Quebec, Canada.

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Dating back to the 1600s, French colonial homes were originally designed by French colonists and are most common in the Southeast in the likes of Illinois and Louisiana, as well as in Quebec. French colonial homes are known for their symmetry and very steeply pitched roofs with wide overhangs. They usually have stucco exteriors, expansive wrap-around porches (galéries) on lower and upper levels with ornate wrought iron railings and details, lots of windows, and high ceilings. Exterior stairs and hallways were used to ventilate the home while raised basements were built in order to prevent flooding during hurricane and rain season.
If you want to see French colonial homes up close, then you should head to New Orleans and visit the Garden District - home to some of the world’s most beautiful and impressive French colonial architecture and homes.
French colonial style is also sometimes known as Creole architecture, Cajun cottages, plantation architecture, or raised houses.

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