I've seen lots of older houses in CT with wood framed screens in the gable end attic window during the summer and then glass storm window in the winter. The eave overhang is usually deep enough to prevent rain from entering, unless is a high wind storm.

As to flooring- if you look at older houses often you'll see the finish/trim level decrease the higher you go in the house. An old yankee thing in New England was to have clapboards on the front and cedar shingles on the sides and back.

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