Mention the word “chalet” to Jack Decker, owner of Kingston, New York–based Vernacular Design, and two visuals immediately come to mind: “The ultra-exaggerated A-frame and a Swiss house ...

the architect first built a small version of this house which he gradually enlarged. This was probably the most authentic version of a Swiss Châlet ever built in the U.S. The broad overhang of ...

However, it's a little hut with nice eaves built for a Swiss goat herder. I thought you’d find a chalet in alpine regions at ...