The gambrel and side-gabled roofs are very common features of Georgian style homes in the New England region. Exterior walls are generally clapboard and occasionally shingled. Georgian houses in New England usually have paneled front doors flanked by classically ordered pilasters supporting a pedimented entab- lature. The transom window above the entrance door is either semi-circular or rectangular in shape. Upper floor windows are placed just below a classically proportioned cornice, set directly below the eave and usually decorated with modillions on the soffit. Windows on the lower floor correspond in size to the upper story, and are typically comprised of small glass panes that are separated by wide muntins.

     Georgian design features follow accepted principles of proportion and symmetry originating from precedents set during the Italian Renaissance. Variations of these design features occur on the same basic theme for all Georgian architecture, regardless of the geographic region, and include the same essential components. In North America, variations of the Georgian style are attributed to available building materials, climate and unique cultural heritage in different areas of the country. Like Colonial architecture, Georgian architecture is unique to the Eastern Seaboard because of its early genesis in the American colonies.