Related: Our 12 Favorite Farmhouses Across America. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. It is touristy, but the tourist dollars make it possible to maintain such a beautiful town and the many colonial houses that pepper the streets. These Are the Airbnbs for You, served as George Washington's headquarters, 12 Incredible Homes That Were Built by Their Owners, 15 100-Year-Old Houses That Haven't Aged a Day. Wall to Wall has produced, and Thirteen has. The height of the style was 1700 to the American Revolutionary War which makes sense given the United States was a colony of Britain at that time. White colonial with red front door (circa 1810), 7. The show was videotaped in a 1,000-acre (4.0km2) isolated area near Machias, Maine, and featured colonists and several members of the current Passamaquoddy tribe of Maine. Use one of the services below to sign in to PBS: You've just tried to add this video to My List. It looks like he's still a pastor in Waco, Texas. This home is 3,445 sq. (Ep. Thirteen/WNET New York has produced one other House series -- FRONTIER HOUSE -- with its co-producer, Wall to Wall Television of Great Britain. Source: Redfin. Example of a French colonial house in the French colonial city of Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India. Colonial style houses: a guide to the look and how to get it They joined the project to experience how their ancestors lived in 1628 and express a "gut feeling of discomfort" at seeing the colonists' houses for the first time. We turn them into museums, tour them, and some of us even live in the oldest of the old, known as First Period Homes. These homes are characterized bya deep porch, Cohen says, as well as louvered shutters, large chimneys, gable ends of the houses, large outdoor living spaces, and maybe a garden. Ghost town Kolmanskop, A German colonized town in the Namibia desert. Above is a new home built in the colonial style in 1999. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 2) The colonists hold a community dance and bonfire to raise morale since the loss of their leader. By: Author Homestratosphere's Editorial Staff & Writers. Built in 1691, the Clemence-Irons House is one of America's last surviving "stone-ender" buildingsa style of home that colonists brought with them from western England. This home is 4,500 sq. Edward is doggedly committed to reproducing high-quality Colonial-era construction. America may have 50 states now, but a little less than 250 years ago it consisted of just 13 colonies.