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There are three major styles of architecture in traditional Santa Fe home design.
Pueblo Style
Derived from traditional southwest
Indian pueblos, this style is typified by soft, organic lines
and rounded parapets, vigas, latillas, nichos and bancos.
(See the Glossary of
Architectural Terms for definitions of terms.)
Territorial Style
Before statehood, the railroad
arrived with heavy sawmill equipment. This style features stucco
exteriors with sharp-edged parapet walls which are often decorated
with brick coping. Windows and doors are bordered with Victorian-like
detail.
High Mountain Pitched-Roof Style
Early settlers resorted to pitched
thatch roofs on Pueblo Style adobe homes to shed the snow. Today,
pitched-roof homes are covered by modern metal raised-ridge roofing
in rust reds to turquoise blues.
Inside, the natural earthtones
of saltillo tile or brick floors compliment the curving archways
and sculpted kiva fireplaces. Rounded logs or vigas
are traditional ceiling beams often combined with latillas
or planking of aspen, pine or cedar.
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