In Dutch the term 'two-sided mansard roof' is used for gambrel roofs. Shingle style houses often use a gambrel or hip roof. Three-storey red brick building with a gambrel roof. The building is crowned by a gambrel tiled roof. It is a substantial brick structure with a gambrel roof. The five-bedroom house was built in Dutch Colonial style, and had a distinctive gambrel roof. The tile gambrel roof dates to the eighteenth century. It is a 2-1/2 story brick building, covered with a gambrel roof. The gambrel roof was unique to Puget Sound Coast Salish. The origin of the gambrel roof form in North America is unknown. In its original incarnation, just under one hundred rooms were fit under its gambrel roof.