Jerome's wood frame houses were primarily of two designs—two-story semi-detached houses and smaller single-family cottages.For a thorough discussion of the form, structure, development, and ultimate economic disposition of coal company towns such as Jerome, see M.M. Mulrooney. 1991. "A legacy of coal: the coal company towns in southwestern Pennsylvania." Perspectives on Vernacular Architecture. 4, 130-137. Most of these initial dwellings still stand today. These houses, especially in the period before 1970, typically were surrounded by large vegetable gardens, fruit trees, and grape arbors. Homemade wine was a local specialty.
jerome's wood frame houses were primarily of two designs—two-story semi-detached houses and smaller single-family cottagesfor a thorough discussion of the form structure development and ultimate economic disposition of coal company towns such as jerome see mm mulrooney 1991 "a legacy of coal the coal company towns in southwestern pennsylvania" perspectives on vernacular architecture 4 130-137 most of these initial dwellings still stand today these houses especially in the period before 1970 typically were surrounded by large vegetable gardens fruit trees and grape arbors homemade wine was a local specialty