The American front porch had its heyday in the late 19th century, when boxy houses gave way to free-form masterpieces. Check out these colorful, highly decorated examples of rocking-chair heaven.
Clean-lined white railings stand out against weathered cedar shakes of a Shingle-style house, a form that found popularity in seaside resorts along the New England coast in the early 1880s.
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