By necessity, the Old World originals had steep roofs clad in thatch and designed to shed rain and snow. Clay or mud was used to fill the walls between the timber framing members, creating the familiar "half-timbered" appearance. Prominent chimneys are evidence of the fireplaces used to heat the home and cook food. Additional rooms may have been added as resources allowed, leading to an irregular floor plan full of cozy nooks and niches. At the height of their popularity in America during the 1920s and 1930s, English Cottage house plans replaced the thatch with slate or cedar shake, though the roofs were no less steep. False half-timbering alluded to the original construction style. Casement windows with small panes separated by lead or wood muntins illuminated cozy irregularly-shaped rooms with whimsical nooks and niches on the first floor, while dormers typically provided light to the sloped-ceiling rooms on the second. Modern English Country Cottage house plans offer more carefully-planned and functional layouts without sacrificing one whit of storybook charm.
3 bed | 3.5 bath | 2 story |
2989 ft2 | 53' wide | 68' deep |
3 bed | 2 bath | 1 story |
1848 ft2 | 78' 9" wide | 71' 5" deep |
3 bed | 2.5 bath | 1 story |
2532 ft2 | 63' 2" wide | 90' deep |
4 bed | 4 bath | 1 story |
4693 ft2 | 92' 9" wide | 107' 5" deep |
3 bed | 2.5 bath | 2 story |
2143 ft2 | 50' 5" wide | 60' 6" deep |
3 bed | 3.5 bath | 1 story |
2409 ft2 | 63' 2" wide | 87' 6" deep |
3 bed | 3 bath | 2 story |
2175 ft2 | 30' wide | 52' deep |
3 bed | 2 bath | 1 story |
2466 ft2 | 102' wide | 77' 9" deep |
4 bed | 2.5 bath | 2 story |
2316 ft2 | 58' 6" wide | 57' deep |
3 bed | 2.5 bath | 1 story |
2492 ft2 | 60' wide | 69' deep |
4 bed | 2.5 bath | 1 story |
2203 ft2 | 50' wide | 62' deep |
3 bed | 2.5 bath | 2 story |
1718 ft2 | 43' wide | 48' 4" deep |
5 bed | 4 bath | 2 story |
2673 ft2 | 48' 10" wide | 56' 2" deep |
3 bed | 2 bath | 1 story |
1516 ft2 | 58' wide | 50' deep |
1 bed | 1 bath | 1 story |
300 ft2 | 17' 6" wide | 23' deep |
2 bed | 1 bath | 1 story |
782 ft2 | 24' wide | 44' deep |
4 bed | 3 bath | 1 story |
2195 ft2 | 76' 10" wide | 82' 10" deep |
2 bed | 1 bath | 1 story |
1019 ft2 | 48' wide | 30' deep |
2 bed | 2 bath | 1 story |
1285 ft2 | 39' wide | 50' deep |
4 bed | 3.5 bath | 1 story |
2978 ft2 | 77' wide | 90' deep |
3 bed | 3 bath | 1 story |
2498 ft2 | 62' wide | 69' 8" deep |
3 bed | 2 bath | 1 story |
1948 ft2 | 74' 4" wide | 40' 2" deep |
2 bed | 2.5 bath | 2 story |
1604 ft2 | 33' wide | 50' deep |
2 bed | 2.5 bath | 2 story |
1905 ft2 | 41' wide | 60' deep |