Vancouver House Styles - Tudor Revival

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Tudor Revival Style

FEATURES

Sloped roofs

Typically, gables on both sides of the roof

Prominent cross-gabled roofs

Large chimneys with decorative chimney pots

Decorative half-timbering

BUILDING MATERIALS

Early 1920s:

The main floor was often clad in wood, with stucco and half-timbering on the upper levels.

Post-World War I:

Masonry walls of brick or stone (usually granite) covered the main floor, with stucco and rugged details on the upper levels.

From the late 1930s:

Exterior walls were primarily covered in stucco, with half-timbering only in the gables. Wide bracketed eaves and decorative medieval wood details, such as quatrefoils in panels, began to appear in the half-timbering.

BACKGROUND

The Tudor Revival style draws inspiration from late medieval English architecture. Its design borrows from both cottage and grand manor house architecture. The earliest examples in North America appeared in the late 19th century, and the style became most popular in Vancouver during the interwar period (1920–1940).

Tudor Revival homes were widely built throughout the 20th century and remain a beloved classic style today. Hudson, designed by Loy Leyland and built by Feature Projects, is the finest interpretation of the Tudor Revival style.