{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.saltbox","code":"thing-q7080212","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q7080212/","name":"saltbox","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.BLT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A house style, typical of colonial New England from the 17th century, with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to one storey at the back and two storeys at the front, often created by adding a lean-to to the rear of a two-storey house, named for its resemblance to wooden lidded salt boxes; saltbox houses usually have a central chimney and timber frame, and the form was revived in 20th-century architecture. Historic examples such as the Jethro Coffin House on Nantucket are protected as heritage.","purpose":"Let an agent explain saltbox houses, relay history, form, construction and revival from architectural history sources, and distinguish saltbox houses from Cape Cod houses, catslide roofs in England, colonial Georgian houses and lean-to sheds.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Long rear roof slope","Two front storeys","Lean-to addition origin","New England association"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a saltbox is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is a saltbox house, and how does it differ from Cape Cod houses, catslide roofs, Georgian houses and lean-to sheds?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about history, identifying a house or restoration?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"name","name":"Name","description":"Name origin.","findings":[{"id":"name-finding","name":"Name","description":"Name.","questions":[{"text":"Why is the style named after salt boxes?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific house?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"colonial","name":"Colonial","description":"Colonial origins.","findings":[{"id":"colonial-finding","name":"Colonial","description":"Colonial.","questions":[{"text":"How did saltbox houses develop in colonial New England?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"construction","name":"Construction","description":"Construction.","findings":[{"id":"construction-finding","name":"Construction","description":"Construction.","questions":[{"text":"How were timber frames and central chimneys built?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"heritage","name":"Heritage","description":"Heritage.","layers":[{"id":"examples","name":"Examples","description":"Historic examples.","findings":[{"id":"examples-finding","name":"Examples","description":"Examples.","questions":[{"text":"What are notable saltbox houses such as the Jethro Coffin House?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Jethro Coffin House?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"restoration","name":"Restoration","description":"Restoration.","findings":[{"id":"restoration-finding","name":"Restoration","description":"Restoration.","questions":[{"text":"What guidance applies to restoring historic timber houses?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits historic preservation?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Revival.","layers":[{"id":"revival","name":"Revival","description":"Revival designs.","findings":[{"id":"revival-finding","name":"Revival","description":"Revival.","questions":[{"text":"How did architects revive the saltbox form in the 20th century?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Colonial Revival architecture?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"england","name":"England","description":"English catslide.","findings":[{"id":"england-finding","name":"England","description":"England.","questions":[{"text":"How does the English catslide roof relate to the saltbox?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information accurate?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the saltbox house style and its colonial New England origins from architectural sources.","Record features of a saltbox house for its owner or a heritage survey."],"mustNot":["Alter or demolish a listed saltbox house without the heritage consent required.","Present a modern imitation as a historic house when selling or describing it.","Share images and addresses of private homes beyond what the owners have agreed to."],"requiresHuman":["Changes to a protected historic house."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Historic saltbox houses are heritage, and many remain private homes."],"affectedParties":["Owners and residents","Local heritage communities"]},"owners":{"steward":"The owner of the house; 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sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}