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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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