Additional Cape Cod house style characteristics include: • A cedar shingle or cedar shake roof. Moderately or steeply ... in the harsh winters, and the steep roofs prevented snow pileup.

A beachfront home on Cape Cod, perched precariously on the edge of a rapidly eroding bluff, is finally coming down.

Here are some hallmarks you may find in a Cape Cod-style home: A steep pitched roof to help keep off snow during New England winters. A large chimney at the heart of the home. Pane sash windows on ...