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November 4th, 2007 Categories: Architecture

Most Cape Cods that you see in the Salt Lake Market are more in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, you will see some versions in West Jordan, typically noted by their dormers.

Some of the first houses built in the United States were Cape Cods. The original colonial Cape Cod homes were shingle-sided, one-story cottages with no dormers. During the mid-20th century, the small, uncomplicated Cape Cod shape became popular in suburban developments. A 20th-century Cape Cod is square or rectangular with one or one-and-a-half stories and steeply pitched, gabled roofs. It may have dormers and shutters. The siding is usually clapboard or brick.

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