352K views · 4.5K reactions | The shotgun home first appeared in Louisiana during the 1830s. The early shotguns generally had hipped roofs on the front and rear, or had hipped front and gabled rear. They were built close to the ground and abutting the sidewalk, with a shallow roof overhang in the front. During the 1850s shotguns with front galleries, set back from the sidewalk, became popular. | American Black History | Facebook