As you can see in the rendering, just getting rid of the ivy helps a lot. As pretty as it is, it wrecks havoc and traps moisture with the siding. I find that wire (TV cable?) very distracting and would tack it straight at the very least, and pull down the ivy on the right side. The upstairs windows are interesting-too bad the diamond-shaped mullions are obscured by the storm windows. ![]() My software is limited so the colors are approximate. Was it ever a duplex? I've included two renditions, One fairly close to what it may have been originally, and a second to modify it so that the enclosed porch fits in better. That's how a lot of American architecture is, a mix of styles. I would also say it is a lot more Shingle/Craftsman than Colonial in design,, and with some relation to American Foursquare. It may have even had a double porch that was closed in early on, perhaps to add a bathroom in the second floor and then later to make an enclosed porch on the first floor. ![]() I suspect that your house originally had an open porch that was enclosed quite a while ago.
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