Housing characteristics

Bay window- A set of two or more windows that protrude out from the wall. The window is moved is moved away form the wall to provide more light and wider views.

     

Casement window- A window that opens by swinging inward or outward that much like a door.  Casement windows are usually vertical in shape but are often grouped in bands  









Clapboard- Also known as weatherboard or siding. Long, narrow board overlapped to cover the outer walls.  Used in colonial style frame houses.
  





Classical- Refers to the architecture and design ideas of ancient Rome and Greece.

   





Dormer- The setting for a vertical window in the roof.  Called a gable dormer if it has its own gable or a shed dormer if a flat roof. Most often found in upstairs bedrooms.








Eaves- That portion of the roof that projects beyond the wall.
   







Facade- The front or "face" of a building










Fanlight- A semicircular of ached window above a door

Palladian- A three part window featuring a large arched center and flanking rectangular sidelights







Portico- A large porch usually with a pedimented roof supported by classical columns or pillars.











Rafter- A roof bean sloping form the ridge to the wall.  In most houses, rafters are visible only form the attic.  In styles such as craftsman bungalows and some "rustic" contemplates, they are exposed.
  




                                         

Sidelights- Windows on either side of a door.








Turret- A small tower, often at the corner of building. Common in Queen Anne styles among others.  A turret is a smaller structure while a tower begins at ground level