Cotswold Cottage

Key Distinguishing Characteristics
The smallest of the English styles, the Cotswold sometimes is described as an Ann Hathaway or Hansel and Gretel Cottage. It is a ground-hugging, always asymmetrical style with a prominent brick or stone chimney in the front or on the side that appears to be very large in relation to the overall size of the house.

Other Distinguishing Characteristics

• Walls of the originals were built of materials of the area – brick, stone, wood siding
• Steep gable roof with complex lines
• Casement windows
• Dormer windows smaller than the other windows
• Rooms tend to be small and irregularly shaped
• Layout often necessitates walking through one room to get to another
• Upper-story bedrooms have steep walls and need dormers