No! What a charming house!

Clipped gable, hipped gable, dutch hip, jerkinhead.

What else are you doing? Changes need to be considered all together and not individually.

Are you still adding on?

Why change history?

if you dont like it change it or if you want to keep the original then do that. I personally don't like clipped gables but thats just me

Better things to do with that $$

Don't change it - if we make a front tall gable - the windows will look oddly placed and there will be too much blank space. Right now - it's LOVELY as it and proportional.

If it is not broken, do not fix it. If you want to "update" that house, move to another house.

Who is in the mugshots on your phone??

PPF adding mudroom garage onto back right. As it is the garage is set to have a regular peak.

As it is the garage is set to have a regular peak.

Why not match the house?

it's a cool older home. What other changes are you making to the home so people can help you make sure it's cohesive. Best of luck.

It’s not my favorite look and architect never discussed that...just came up with the pic you see

From DRAFTER

Not a professional at all, but I really like PPF’s suggestions.

If it were mine, I would fill in the jerkinhead clipped gables.

As for the clipped gables, it's your house, if you don't like them, change them. I do think you need some architectural element there.

I already have a house.

Please do not refer to Kevin Wessel as an architect, he is not licensed in the State of Illinois as an architect.

You will be losing much of the original symmetry of the house massing. If you want to know what the modifications will look like, ask the drafter for a 3D model. And drop the goofy colors.

The siding looks like it might be aluminum. It appears to cover up the original frieze boards at the eaves and rakes giving the house a bland 50's look. What will the final cladding be?

The tall columns are a major Colonial Revival feature and appear to have been replaced with inappropriate round posts. They should be replaced with more authentic tapered columns. The structure above the columns should not have siding on it. The overgrown planting should be changed so the unusual porch is visible. I wonder if the stairs were originally at the other end of the porch under the roof.

Can you elaborate on how the house will lose symmetry? Also, the bumpout on the right side of house in the draft if no longer happening. Right now their is aluminum siding. Thought about keeping it but would like everything to match, so we will get new vinyl siding. What would you do above columns if no siding? They are set to be replaced as well.

I don't think the front porch is original to the house: columns to the ground, the bay window underneath, the lack of symmetry. Are there other similar houses in your area?

The existing house has a certain traditional charm to it, in its form, detail (somewhat) and proportions. Extending the existing form destroys the proportions. Mimicking the jerkin-head roof at the garage with a different roof pitch does not work well. Originally I opposed changing the roof, but after seeing the proposed design, I am in favor of changing the roof.

I don't like that clipped gable thing ... but since it already exists, I probably wouldn't change it "just 'cause". It is appropriate to the house's style.

A house of this era would have a frieze board under the eaves and rakes (with a bed moulding at the top of it) rather than the siding continuing to the soffits. When you remove the aluminum siding you will probably see the original frieze boards.

The lintel above the columns should be treated as a beam rather than the side of the house. When you remove the aluminum siding you will probably find the original monolithic beam.

When aluminum siding was installed in mid-century, they covered everything and put ugly j-channels around the windows and used narrow corner trim. If you install vinyl siding put a band moulding around the outer edge of the window trim and butt the J-channel against it. Use 5/4 x 6 composite corner boards and let the J-channels butt against them. These details will transform the house.

I doubt the original house was white so don't do it again.

Ditch the jerkenheds at any cost. It should be cheaper to do that instead of building more of them and that alone will transform the house.

These details should make up for any loss of roof symmetry.

PVC Bed Moulding

Yes there are several other houses in nearby towns with this same look. What color should I consider? I really like the white siding, but considered gray too. I don’t think I could do a non-neutral.

This is the color i recently chose for my Colonial Revival house. Its Benjamin Moore Richmond Gray

Keep the house the way it is, and adjust the roofline on the garage to match.

early picture of house

Has work started?

That porch makes more sense. Wonder why they changed it.