Peak roof houses

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Peak roof houses

a fabity fab fab peak house [Click here to view full size picture]

another peak house [Click here to view full size picture]

A peak roof house is, as a general rule, one to two stories tall, and has four square bungalows. Because of its peaked, slanted roof, this type of house is known as the peak roof house, or a section house. The majority of section houses have a door directly in the center of one side, with windows on either side, and the roofs are made out of tin, shingle, or wood. Almost all section houses have chimneys, either on the side or in the center, and the walls for section houses are almost always made out of wood. Almost every section house has stairs going up to its front door, except for a few newer models; none of the Peak houses are without front stairs.

Deceased Veterans Buried in Steamboat Springs Cemetery [Click here to view full size picture]

the history of section houses

The Perry Mine built the peak roof houses in 1908,when Phippsburg became a place to house the miners at the Oak Creek mine. They were later sold to the railroad in 1913 to house the railroaders. The small white section house was said to have been to house the workers at the storage house. Though most of the section/peak roof houses were built by the mine, some were built be the railroad such as the one in the picture above this. Most of the section houses were built many years ago, but there are some newer models.Though sporting their predecessors' apperance, they will never have the historical value that the railroad and mine built houses have.

This information was gathered with the help of the Historical Society of Oak Creek and Phippsburg. Dutch and Neva Ebaugh, Lila Rider, Markie Williams and Mike Yurich were invaluable resources for this project.

This page last updated on 3/15/2007.