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Although historically many different kinds of roofing materials have been
used, such as thatch, sod, stone, and metal sheeting. By the late 19th century,
the variety of roofing materials had been reduced to only a few. The
overwhelming materials in Eau Claire are asphalt shingles, yet they vary
in shape and color by decades. |
| The oldest houses have wooden shingles, often the wooden shingles have been covered over by newer asphalt ones. Red tiles are found on Mediterranean style houses and natural slate is a feature of expensive houses, usually of the 1930s. | |
| Examine the various roof materials by decades: Asphalt Shingles Wooden Shingles Tile Slate | |
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Shawn Streif, Urban-Economic Geography Major :
created on June 27,
1996
Declan Green, Samantha Murray,
Dave Whyte on 8 June 1997.