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GLOSSARY GLOSSARY OF ARCHITECTURAL TERMS OF ARCHITECTURAL TERMS

Arcade: A series of usually thicker along the bottom : A sculptured , : A slender strip of supported by pillars, piers or edge, used as siding for the often in the shape of a leaf or ornamental material with a . A roofed passageway exterior of a -framed flower, at the top of a , uniform cross section and or lane. structure. , , or similar decorative profile. structure. Muntin: A bar member supporting Articulated: Characterized by : A projecting bracket of stone, brick, or wood that Gable: The part of the and separating panes of in a distinct details, features, or . textures, or forms in relation to supports a , or oriel, immediately under the end of a the whole facade. a stepped projection from a wall. pitched , cut into a triangular Oriel: A window supported shape by the sloping sides of the Cornice: A continuous, molded from below by or Asymmetry: Lack of balance or roof. brackets. correspondence of form on projection from a wall, usually opposite sides of a dividing masonry. : A pitched roof having Pane: One of the divisions of a plane. a gable at each end. window or door, consisting of a Cresting: A decorative top border, single unit of glass set in a frame. Balconet: A pseudo-, a frequently perforated, on a roof: A ridged roof with small window balcony or a guard screen, roof or wall. two slopes on either side, the : A low guarding wall at rail fronting a window. lower slope having the steeper any point of sudden drop, as at Cross gable: Intersecting pitched pitch. the edge of a roof. : A pillar or roofs having at each end. supporting a handrail or coping, : Heavily, gaudily, : A triangular gable cross a series of such being called a : A small rectangular block superfluously ornamentation a , door or window; any balustrade. or tooth-like cube used in a commonly used in Victorian similar triangular decorative series forming a cornice. . piece over a doorway, , : A window etc. projecting from the : A projecting structure Having a timber built out from a sloping roof, Half timbered: Perforated: Pierced with holes, a facade. framework with the spaces filled row or rows of small holes. usually housing a vertical window with masonry or plaster. Detail Bracket: A projection from a or ventilating . Pergola: An arbor or a passageway vertical surface providing creating the appearance of Double hung: A window with exposed structural timbers on of columns supporting a roof of structural or visual support trellis work on which climbing under , , or any two sashes (the framework in plaster. which window panes are set), plants are trained to grow. other overhanging member. Hipped roof: A roof with four each moveable by means of Pier: A vertical structural member. Casement window: A window cords and weight. sloped sides. : A shallow rectangular frame hinged on one side so that Lintel: a supporting wood or stone it swings out or in to open. Dutch gable: A gable each side of column projecting only slightly which is multi-carved and beam across the top of an from a wall and, in classical Chamfered: The edge of a corner surmounted by a pediment. opening, such as that of a architecture, conforming to one of wood, stone, or other window or door or fireplace. of the orders. : The part of a sloping roof material that is beveled or angled Massing: the unified composition off, usually at a 45 degree angle. that overhangs the wall. Porte cochere: A roofed of a structure’s volume, affecting structure covering a driveway to Clapboard: Narrow, horizontal Facade: The exterior face of a the perception of density and provide shelter while entering or overlapping wooden boards, building. bulk. leaving a .

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Portico: A roofed entrance means of the removal of later supported on at least one side by work or by replacement of columns. missing earlier work. Preservation: The act or process Sash: A frame in which the panes of applying measures to sustain of a window are set. the existing form, integrity, and material s of a building or Scale: Proportionate size judged in structure. relation to an external point of reference. Quoin: Heavy blocks of stone or brick forming a unique design to Shiplap: Wooden siding rabbeted accentuate the corners of a so that the edge of one board building. overlaps the one next to it in a flush joint, a beveled jointing of : Any of a series of small, two boards to form a weather- parallel beams for supporting the resisting outside wall surface. sheathing and covering of a pitched roof. Sidelight: A vertical window along Rafter tail: The portion of a rafter the outside of a door. that projects under the eave. : The exposed under side of Rehabilitation: The act or an architectural feature such as process of returning a property an arch, cornice, balcony or to a state of utility through repair beam. or alteration which makes Spindles: The slender possible an efficient architectural ornaments made of contemporary use while wood turned on a lathe in simple preserving those portions or or elaborate patterns, round features of the property which turned . are significant to its historical, architectural or cultural value. Symmetry: Correspondence of form on opposite sides of a Renovation: The act or process of returning a property to a state dividing line or plane. of utility through repair or Transom window: A window or alteration which makes possible pane above a door. a contemporary use. Turret: A tower that is part of a Restoration: The act or process building, often rounded and of accurately recovering the corbeled from a corner. form and details of a property and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by 23 a