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While deeply rooted in the American west, the American Lodge style gains it’s inspiration from nineteenth century Adirondack camps, where grand lodges sprawled picturesquely around their sites in order to maximize the magnificent views. As the style gained popularity, it was commonly found utilized in mountain retreats, ski lodges, as well as for park and recreation structures. While it remains well suited to these building types, its ability to blend characteristics taken from multiple other styles such as Craftsman to Shingle, and its ease of adaptation to modest and grand homes alike, make the American Lodge style ever more appealing to single family homeowners across the country today.

The most obvious identifying characteristics of American Lodge style can be found on its exteriors. Most importantly, these homes are rooted to their site; natural materials such as natural logs, cedar shake and stone are hallmarks. True homes of the American Lodge style present complex structural connections, as the joining of its heavy timber and log skeleton are hailed as its most glorious architectural features; powerful silhouettes hint at the necessary simplicity of roof intersections. Homes typically remain in warm earth tones; stained wood siding is predominate in the color palette. Rooflines are simple and predictable, with a variety of pitches being acceptable so as to mimic their surrounding terrain. Deep overhangs with rustic, unornamented supports are common. Foundations are rendered in rough stone of a complimentary color, and should appear to be outcroppings on which the home naturally sits. Clarity of construction methods is recurrent, reflecting the style’s hand-hewn emphasis. Multiple porches and balconies, each supported by timber columns and braces allow the home to embrace its site, and provide transitions to the equally rustic details of the interior spaces.