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The Tudor Architectural Style – Tudor Homes in Belmont and Nearby

Tudor Revival House in Belmont MA

Tudor Revival House in Belmont MA

Tudor Style Homes in Belmont and Nearby.  Real estate buyers who move from other parts of the country may expect to see more Tudor style homes when they move to Cambridge. 

The Tudor architectural style in America was popular in the early 1900s and was very popular in American suburbs in the 1920s and early 1930s after most of Cambridge and Somerville’s houses were built.

Characteristics of Tudor Revival Architecture

  • Usually brick or stucco, less frequently stone or wood
  • Many have decorative half-timbering
  • Steeply pitched roof
  • Massive chimneys, often with decorative chimney pots
  • Tall, narrow multi-paned windows, often in groups of three
  • Rounded arched doorways are common
  • Patterned brickwork or stonework detail is common

Tudor Houses in Belmont and Nearby

Belmont has the largest concentration of Tudors in the area by far.  There are some in Cambridge near Brattle Street or in the Divinity neighborhood.  Tudors in Medford can be found in West Medford and the Lawrence Estates.  In Arlington you’re most likely to see a Tudor Revival house in the Morningside neighborhood.

Here’s a slideshow of tudor style houses in Belmont Massachusetts.


 

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To see posts about other architectural styles in Cambridge and nearby towns click on the Architecture tag below.

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