But even before the late-19th century, explains architectural historian John Murphey, “The pitched, or gable, roof form was historically part of the Northern New Mexican log outbuilding ...

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Hurricane prevention experts say the high-pitched, gable roofs in Massachusetts are not built to withstand a hurricane. They are built for heavy snowfall.