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97 With tall black windows, a long porch covered with a metal roof, and steep gables at either end, the house sparkles with unpretentious character. Cummings, AIA, of Cummings Architects in Ipswich. With tall black-framed windows, a long covered porch, and steep gables at either end of the front—built in different dimensions but with the same roof slope for cohesiveness—the house sparkles with unpretentious character. Behind the house, a canopy of hardwood trees frames the setting, marking Old Town Hill, The Trustees of Reservations' conservation property. "This is a look that's becoming more popular, a more modern, streamlined version of a farmhouse," Cummings says. "Farmhouses have a sense of home, but this house is not at all stuffy; it's the comfort of being at home and heading toward the future." It also is a more economical way to construct homes today, Cummings adds. Cummings's main goal was to strip down design details but also ensure that character remained. "There's just enough layering that it's not modern," Cummings says. "It still has the look of a farmhouse, but it's done in a very contemporary way." One technique was to mix clapboards and vertical boards, thoughtfully considering where they meet and sepa- rate, such as where vertical boards meet clapboards at each gable end. In another fillip, Cummings de-