amous Early American house above is the Old Copen House at Tops- Massachusetts* The second-story overhang made it possible to shoot "an assailants below. Courtesy Massachusetts Developfjient Connmssion. lŁ pioneer cabin of hewn logs pictured below expresses strength and ary. The compactness and lack of adornment are desirable qualities Architecture* Courtesy Edis&n Institute. A typical Cape Cod cottage is shown above. It is the Kendrick house at South Orleans, Massachusetts. Note the pleasing symmetrical faŁade and the weathered shingles. Courtesy Library of Congress. The Dutch Colonial house pictured below is preserved as a museum by the City of [New York. The old Dyckman house has typical variety in building materials. Note the roof line.