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. Creole cottages have origins in the West Indies. The style may have been brought here by Haitian refugees in 1790 through 1850. Brilliant colors testify to the Caribbean origins of the cottage and define New Orleans architectural style.

$The major difference between shotguns and creole cottages are the roofline. Creole cottages have roof lines parallel to the street while shotguns\' roofs run perpendicular.$

$The transom is a bar which seperates a window from the entrance way. The \$

A Quick Guide to Creole Cottages

Added August 9th, 2010

What is the difference between a shotgun and a creole cottage? What are the origins of this architectural style? This guide will answer those questions and give an overview of architectural elements of the Creole cottage. Now, when your friends are in from out of town you can impress them with your newly learned architectural terms like abat-vent. Thats right, abat-vent.