Pieter Vander Voort House

The iconic white farmhouses that dot our New England landscape are usually Greek revival in origin. White was almost always the color of choice to mimic the color of the cut marble used by the ancient Greeks. It is interesting to note that many of today's architectural review committees do not consider white a "natural" color for new developments, despite the historical roots of the color. This house has 6 over 6 windows which is typical of the period. In the early to mid nineteenth century, as glass production evolved, window panes, or "lites" grew larger, allowing for fewer muntins, or dividers, per window.