I read somewhere that that was about the only color choices back then. Anyone else hear that?

I Photoshopped my house,and tried all 3 colors,and when I did the Red,it "popped"...........so,I am thinking that was the original color....

It's Brown now GAG!

158 views,and not 1 reply? I'm surprised...............

Green & Red were the most common roof colors back then. Shades of gray & brown were also available, but less common. Roofs tended to be dark in color, with the thinking being that a darker roof would help the house's roof visually appear lower. The book "Bungalow Colors: Exteriors" has a brief section about roof colors & several color exterior renderings from the period.

Many wood shingle roofs were pre-stained in the factory. When we did a complete tear-off of the roof 2 years ago I saved some of the wood shingles that retained the original greenish stain on the interior side. Ours was a mix of various greenish tones, presumably to help it look like slate & more upscale (our house is one of the plainer homes in an upscale area).