Low (generally 1 or 2 steps to first floor; without basement windows) 97. Intermediate (between high and low) 82. Number of Stories--two 271; one and one-half 30; one 16; three 2. Roof Type--gable 287; lean-to 19; hip 8; gambrel 5. Windows--total panes of glass in the two sashes--twelve 216; twenty-four 49; eighteen 4. Modern viz., two or four 50. Dormers in front roof--the narrow gable roof, old type 29; wide or with shed roof 23. Roof Walks--35 Cupolas--14 Front Roof Balustrades--11. Door Location--toward one side of the front 227; at center of front 92. Chimney Location--central 132; to one side of center 109; near side of building 78. Main chimneys were always of brick, generally with six or less flues, now plastered or painted above roof and located at or near the ridge at interior of building. Modern Detractions--noted occasionally in the 319 old houses: Modern windows of four or two sheets of glass--50 Modern piazza or porch, generally with flat roof--51 Modern front door--odd panels, golden oak, plate glass, etc.--46 Modern bay window--35 Slim chimneys--23 Hood over front door with fancy gingerbread detail--13 Large lattice arbor obscuring front door--8 Conspicuous “sun parlors”--12 Other features. It was gratifying to observe that the following did not appear at all on the old houses or with sufficient frequency to note: Fancy shingles--as in belts on walls and roofs or scalloped or diamond-shaped Outside chimneys--including those of cobblestone Gingerbread trim--except on hoods over front doors Cement blocks--particularly those professing to simulate artificial stone Conspicuous cement steps and walks to front door Modern brick--such as the yellow and tapestry varieties Conspicuous bright paint colors--particularly on blinds and doors THE TYPICAL HOUSE The conclusions from this analysis are inescapable, although they may never have occurred to us, viz.: The vast majority of old Nantucket houses are of one type. Therefore it is this type that must largely make the picture of the town. This is it: Wood walls, covered with shingles or clapboards, with the shingles weathered gray or painted. The colors of shingles (when painted) and of clapboards and trim are white, cream, gray, yellow or brown. White predominates. The exterior window and front door blinds (shutters) are painted dark green. Basement is high with walls of brick, painted or plastered and with windows of considerable size in these walls. This high basement is a distinctly Nantucket characteristic.