From: dim@soda.csua.berkeley.edu (D. Gerasimatos)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house misc.invest.real-estate
Subject: Re: Where does the term "California Roof" come from (historically)?
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 09:45:09 -0800 (PST)

In article ,
DT  wrote:
>
>From your posts on another group I got the impression you had in mind what I 
>call a "prow roof". Here is one, is this the design you had in mind?
>
>http://www.overlandtrails.com/lh_floorplan_snowmass.htm


I thought more like this:


http://www.temosunrooms.com/sec3_california.htm


One side is lower than the other, just like on the cars. A lot of
beach houses have that design. It looks like sunrooms also tend to
have them.


Dimitri