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Faux painting in a wood pattern |
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top part of a pier or wall where an arch is supported |
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columns when between square piers |
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Greek architectural order distinguished by volutes and dentil courses. |
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wedge shaped voussoir at the peak of an arch for support |
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triangular bracket extending from a facade, frequently present in Craftsman style |
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Horizontal structural member over an opening to carry weight |
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Diamond shaped decorative motif, usually one of a series |
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half moon window or space |
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ornamented bracket used to support a cornice, especially the Corinthian order |
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vertical member separating and frequently supporting windows. |
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secondary framing member to hold panes within a window |
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A tall ornamental post at the head or foot of a stair supporting the handrail |
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Arrangement of column capital and entablature: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Composite |
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bay window projecting from an upper story |
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An arched window flanked by two smaller windows |
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A wall section rising above the roofline |
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A unit which projects from the bullding, usually accented with decoration |
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The triangular gable end of a roof above the cornice |
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principal story of a house with a basement story below and shallower floors above |
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a flat-faced representation of a column projecting from a wall |
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a projecting porch or walkway with a pediment and columns |
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structural system based on upright members carrying horizontal members |
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Large covered entrance porch through which a vehicle can pass. |
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Thin sheets of metal molded into decorative designs and used to cover interior walls and ceilings |
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Heavy blocks cut in emulation of stone used at the corners of building to reinforce and ornament walls. |
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The vertical part of a step |
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18th century style of architecture (end of Baroque) characterized by profuse semi-abstract decoration and lightness of color and weight |
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Stone masonry treatment that deeply cuts back the joints between blocks. |
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window frame that opens by sliding up or down |
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vertical line of small glass panes flanking a doorway |
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brick laid with its long face to the weather |
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The two sloping supports which carry the ends of the treads and risers of a staircase |
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A projecting vertical course of bricks. |
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a suspended festoon of drapery |
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Semicircular arch with low supports making the arch section wider than tall |
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style of door surround composed of columns or pilasters surmounted by an entablature |
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a fine grained, red-brown clay |
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"trick the eye" - something which gives the appearance of reality (paint, architecture, etc) |
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small, slender tower usually at the corner of a building, frequently containing stairs |
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post and lintel constructed architecture |
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a window over an entryway |
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Doric characteristic design of three slightly raised vertical bands separated by v grooves |
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roofed open gallery or porch |
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board attached to the projecting edges of a gabled roof |
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spiral scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order |
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the wedge shaped segments that form an arch |
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a sloping horizontal surface near the foundation to repel water from the building |
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primitive wall construction where laths are plastered over with mud |
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