Gable Roof
- A roof with two sloping sides and a gable at each end.
Gambrel Roof
- A roof with two sides, each of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one.
Hip Roof
- A roof with the ends inclined, as well as the sides.
SaltBox Roof
- A a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house.
Mansard Roof
- A roof that has four sloping sides, each of which becomes steeper halfway down.
Housing Characteristics
Bay Window
A set of two or more windows that protrude out from the wall. The window is moved away from the wall to provide more light and wider views.
Casement Window
A window that opens by swinging inward or outward much like a door. Casement windows are usually vertical in shape but are often grouped by bands
Clapboard
Also known as weatherboard or siding. Long,narrow boards overlapping to cover the outer walls. Used in Colonial style frame houses.
Dormer
The setting for a vertical window in the roof. Called a gable dormer if it has it's own gable or a shed dormer if a flat roof. Most often foind in upstairs bedrooms.
Eaves
The portion of the roof that projects beyond the wall
Fanlight
A semicircular or arched window above a door or garage.
Palladian Window
A three part window featuring a large arched center and flanking rectangular sidelight
Pediment
A triangular crown used over doors, windows, or porches. A classical style
Portico
A large porch usually with a pedimented roof supported by classical columns or pillars.
Rafter
A roof beam sloping from the ridge of the wall. In most houses, rafters are visible only from the attic. In styles such as craftsman bungalows and some "rustic" contemporaries, they are exposed.
Sidelights
Windows on either side of a door.
Turret
A small tower, often at a corner of a building. Common in Queen Anne styles among others. A turret is a smaller structure while a tower begins at ground level.
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