Tactical Architectural History Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent, Savannah, Episode 1 (Before and After)

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  • @heatherknopp3723
    @heatherknopp3723 Рік тому +1

    Just discovered your channel this week! Started with the Davenport house (because that's where Savannah's restoration started, of course), and am really enjoying your vids! We lived in Sav'h for 8 years back in the 90s, and just loved walking the historic district as much as possible. I'm also an aficionado of classical architecture and American architectural forms, so I will say that second house does have a "clipped gable", but it's not a "jerkinhead". Jerkinhead is a clipped gable on a Gambrel (barn style) roof, which descends from the Dutch architectural forms. The clipped gable in on this house DOES reference an olde English country house (with thick thatched roof). It's all very fascinating to see how the styles advance, merge, morph and change over the centuries!

    • @urbantraces9640
      @urbantraces9640  Рік тому

      Thank you for the kind words. My investigation of the term jerkinhead states it can be used on hipped roofs and not specifically on Gambrel roofs. If you know of a source that makes the distinction you are stating I'd be interested in learning about it.

    • @heatherknopp3723
      @heatherknopp3723 Рік тому +1

      @@urbantraces9640 Me again! As with my last comment, this was probably better posed as a question. And I'll refer to the same lecture on Colonial American Architectural forms with Dr. Loth of the ICAA. Going back over my notes, he says the term "jerkinhead" is obscure, but yes, it did originally refer to clipped gable roofs, and only later referred to clipped gambrel roofs. He references the Moore House in Yorktown VA, made famous for being where the terms of British surrender were negotiated at the end of the Revolutionary War (very cool). Let me know what you think.

  • @eleanorbaronyofelfsea7949
    @eleanorbaronyofelfsea7949 3 роки тому +1

    Loving all the Urban Trace videos! I retired from the City of Savannah after 21 years and even after living there for 25+ years I am learning so very much from them!

  • @116ru8
    @116ru8 4 роки тому +1

    These two houses and the landscape are simply beautiful.

  • @Bonniebluetours2010
    @Bonniebluetours2010 4 роки тому +1

    I have really been enjoying and learning a lot from your videos. I would love to see what you have to say about my neighborhood, Midtown. It doesn’t have a historic designation, but is an early 20th century working class neighborhood that I think has lots to offer. It’s in a funny sort of no-man’s land between the East Victorian District, Baldwin Park, Thomas Square, and Waters Avenue.

  • @chathamcrescent
    @chathamcrescent 4 роки тому +1

    Hey y’all, I’m so enjoying your videos on here and I had no idea these two extremely interesting and beautiful homes existed! My previous little bungalow on the 700 block of E. 48th St. had a jerkin head roof as well. One curiosity I’m wondering about: why are the N’s written backwards in your videos? 🤔

    • @urbantraces9640
      @urbantraces9640  4 роки тому +1

      Glad you're enjoying the videos. The font is called "Eraser," which I use because it looks like chalk writing, but it has the backwards N's. I have no control over that. I suppose it is to evoke a child's writing.

    • @chathamcrescent
      @chathamcrescent 4 роки тому +1

      Urban Traces, haha..okay, that explains it then! It is chalk-like, so apropos

  • @Swampzoid
    @Swampzoid 4 роки тому +2

    I may not be able to recognize if a house has been restored to it's original design but I certainly know if it's been altered with little regard to it. Especially when it's been ruined with Home Depot crap. Anyway, I enjoy your videos. Thank you.