Dutch Colonial

American  

adjective

1. of or relating to the domestic architecture of Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey, often characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves over porches on the long sides.

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noun

1. a house built in such a style.

Etymology

Origin of Dutch Colonial

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The listing describes the house as a "beautiful Dutch Colonial with a modern twist."

From Fox News • Oct. 23, 2021

The “Watcher” house, a 1905 Dutch Colonial Revival at the center of an unsolved criminal investigation, went for $959,360.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2019

In 1989, he recalled, he and his wife, Gloria, paid $193,500 for their Dutch Colonial; today, he said he thinks he can get $450,000 for it.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2017

But this time, the home — a $1.7 million, 11-room Dutch Colonial in the tony suburb of Chappaqua, N.Y. — was not one of the smallest houses on the block.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2016

Forty years ago, the Dutch Colonial Government despatched Haskarl, one of the officials of the Buitenzorg gardens, to Peru for the purpose of procuring cinchona seed.

From A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)