This house type illustrates the difficulty in reaching a consensus on vernacular forms. Options here include: hip-roof, pyramidal, or even, Folk Victorian.
Pyramidal Cottage, Statesboro
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I can’t speculate as to its origins, but I do know it the mid-1980 to mid-1990 time frame, good friends of mine rented the right side from Dr. Cope while attending Ga. Southern. I spent a LOT of time, especially Saturday nights, in that house.