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This is a look immediately recognizable by its half-timbering: dark wooden beams standing out against a pale stucco background.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022

The distinctive facade features stone, stucco, half-timbering, shingles and decorative woodwork.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

Dense landscaping and touches of brick surround the home, which features an eye-catching façade of stone and half-timbering.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2019

Water issues vexed the roof and foundation, she says; outside, impostor paint had replaced the rotted and fallen half-timbering, and the cracked white stucco also had to go.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2016

Note the time when half-timbering prevailed, shown still in many houses in Warwickshire and elsewhere.

From Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women by Benton, Caroline French