Homes from the Eighteenth Century to Today
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Homes from the Eighteenth Century to Today
Architectural Features
Bungalow
• Is a small one-story house with an overhanging roof and covered porch
Clapboards
• Name for boards with one edge thicker than the other, laid in overlapping rows to protect exterior walls.
Fanlight
• A semicircular, round, or oval window with fan-shaped panes of glass-often above the door
Gingerbread
• A lacy-looking, cutout wood trimming
(Gothic Revival Style)
Gable Roof
• A two sided simple pitched roof.
Hip Roof
• A roof with four sloped sides
Mansard Roof
• A roof that has two slopes on all sides, with the lower slope being steep and the upper slope almost flat
Pediment
• A triangular or arched decoration
Pilasters
• Decorative flattened columns
Portico
• A tall open porch supported by columns, over the front entrance
Cornice
• A decorative strip at the area where the roof and walls meet
Dormers• Structures that project through a sloping
roof and contain a window in the second story. They add light and air to the second story.
Tenement
• An apartment complex with minimum standards of sanitation, safety, and comfort