a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end
Gambrel Roof
a gable roof, each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one.
Hip Roof
Similar to gable roof but with 4 surfaces. Intersecting surfaces are called hips
Saltbox
the roof having about the same pitch in both directions so that the ridge is well toward the front of the house.
Mansard
a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part. See illus. under roof,
Bay windowan
alcove of a room, projecting from an outside wall and having its own windows, especially one having its own foundations.
Casement Window
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame
Clapboard
a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings, being laid horizontally, the thick edge of each board overlapping the thin edge of the board below it.
Dormer
a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof
Eaves
the overhanging lower edge of a roof
Fanlight
a window over a door or another window, especially one having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.
Palladian Window
a window in the form of a round-headed archway with a narrower compartment on either side, the side compartments usually being capped with entablatures on which the arch of the central compartment rests.
Pediment
a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
Portico
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
Rafter
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
Sidelights
a window or other aperture for light in the side of a building, ship, etc.
Turrets
a small tower, usually one forming part of a larger structure.
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