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And they built good strong stone houses, gabled and stout to keep winter out.

Security camera footage from about a block away showed the unusual, gabled roof simply collapsed downward.

They opened corner stores and car dealerships and built sprawling homes with gabled roofs, ornate columns and other architectural touches imported from north of the border.

One local example: A classic gabled 1937 home in Magnolia beat the odds despite being in a slow-to-sell neighborhood and a high price point.

One house for sale there is a delightful 1917 example of the form with a low-pitched gabled roof and white wooden columns embracing a small front porch.