Illustration of a saltbox house
Saltbox-style homes of the middle class became popular in New England after 1650.
The drawing shows the side elevation of a saltbox house, a traditional New England style of house with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front. The flat front and central chimney are recognizable features, but the asymmetry of the unequal sides and the long, low rear roof line are the most distinctive features of a saltbox, which takes its name from its resemblance to a wooden lidded box in which salt was once kept.
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