Thomas E. Tate serves as president and owner of Tate Builders Inc., a firm that designs and builds homes for residents of Martha’s Vineyard. While the homes built by Thomas Tate and his team can be constructed according to any design that suits client preference, many of the homes on Martha’s Vineyard sport the classic Cape Cod style, a fashion rooted in New England’s colonial history.
Cape Cod-style homes are modeled after the 17th-century cottages erected by early English settlers. Though the modern homes constructed in their likeness are much more sizable than early colonial-style houses, the homes from the two centuries share many common characteristics, such as symmetrical appearances, steep roofs with side gables, cedar shingles, and large, central fireplaces.
Additionally, these houses tend to have one or 1.5 stories, with a narrow captain’s stairway, as well as double-hung windows. Modern designs built in a Cape Cod style may also incorporate elements of other architectural design, such as Tudor cottage or bungalow features.
Cape Cod-style homes are modeled after the 17th-century cottages erected by early English settlers. Though the modern homes constructed in their likeness are much more sizable than early colonial-style houses, the homes from the two centuries share many common characteristics, such as symmetrical appearances, steep roofs with side gables, cedar shingles, and large, central fireplaces.
Additionally, these houses tend to have one or 1.5 stories, with a narrow captain’s stairway, as well as double-hung windows. Modern designs built in a Cape Cod style may also incorporate elements of other architectural design, such as Tudor cottage or bungalow features.
