Rosedale was interesting in many ways. There was a stretch of ranches that all looked similar, and then all of a sudden there was this very large brick house, and then more ranches that looked similar. Nothing on the street looked anything like this house brick house.
On the opposite side of the street there are more houses that look similar to each other, but they look different from the ranches from the other side.
There was also a great example of remuddling, at least it appears that way to me.
The one on the left seems to have turned the part connecting to the garage into a sun room or Florida room while also adding a cupola. Im not sure if the roofs were always different either, but one is clearly different at the present time also.
When I traveled down Olney, there was quite a different feel to the street. Everything seemed different besides a 4 house stretch. There was even a random Dutch style house on the street!
All four of these houses are identical, 4 square roof, with an indent where the front door is.
I also found this gem on the street, it reminded me of a door you would see in a Christmas movie or something. Double sloping roof for the door entrance. 
Finally at the end of the street I found another group of houses that looked similar.
I think there are some cookie cutter houses, or "Little Boxes" in this neighborhood, however there are some very unique houses as well. The ones that do look similar only seem to vary in color, which the song points out.
Good eye for that remuddling job!
ReplyDeleteAnd a good eye for houses that stick out in some way or another. Often they are houses that were built first. there already before a developer built "little boxes" around it. Besides the brick one you point out, I'm also looking at that blue, early 20th-century colonial revival at Hendricks and Olney.