Landrum-Stewart House. 5226 Elmira. 1880. Frame Vernacular. This house exhibits characteristics of Creole Cottage style. This style is often associated with French Colonial style that is seen along the Gulf Coast. A distinguished feature of the Creole style is the steeply, pitched hipped roof which gives the appearance of a pyramidal canopy by seamlessly covering the porch. The ornamentation is modest, with plain posts and exposed rafters.

Credits and Sources:

National Register of Historic Places: Milton, Florida.  November 8, 1987.  National Register Identification Number 87001944

Brian D. Rucker, “Blackwater and Yellow Pine: The Development of Santa Rosa County, 1821-1865. (Ph.D diss., Florida State University, 1990).

Virginia Savage McAlester.  A Field Guide to American Houses. (New York:  Alfred A. Knopf. 2013).

Gerald Foster. American Houses. (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2004).

Maurie Van Buren. House Styles at a Glance. (Marietta, Georgia: Longstreet Press. 1991).