curved str ucture withs,ro:g h t sid es, ofien suppoi ti ng a bridge or the roof of o large building.
B
Balcony
A platform that projects from the wall of a building, and which is enclosed on its outer three sides by a balustrade, railing, or parapet.
Balustrade
A railing consisting of a row of balusters supporting a rail.
Belfry
A small square bell tower placed atop a roof to house a bell, often found on churches and schools.
C
Column
toll, sol id verlical post mode of stone, supp or ing or decoro,ing o building or sta nding alone
Corbel
A decorative use of brick atop the windows, walls or chimney or to create the shape of a bracket or dentil at the top of a building beneath the cornice.
D
Decorative Shutter
The worst thing about the decorative shutter is that, well … it doesn’t shut. These ornamental panels are typically mounted to the exterior walls on either side of the windows permanently. Our favorite version of the inoperable shutter is when the sizes of the shutters don’t even correlate to the window itself. Stunning!
Dome
round
roof on
building
Double-Hung Window
Made from one part romance and two parts impracticality, this historic window type relies on counter-weights at each side of the window buried within the walls.
A platform that projects from the wall of a building, and which is enclosed on its outer three sides by a balustrade, railing, or parapet.
the face of a building, esp the main front