Casement Window: Opens by swinging inward or outward like a door.
Clapboard: Long, narrow boards overlapped to cover the outer walls.
Classical: Architecture and design that refers to Greece and or Rome.
Dormer: A vertical window in the roof. Often found in upstairs bedrooms.
Eaves: Portion of the roof that projects beyond the wall.
Facade: The front of a building, otherwise known as it's "face".
Fanlight: A semicircular or arched window above a doors.
Palladian Window: Three part window featuring a large arched center and rectangular sidelights.
Pediment: A triangular crown used over doors, windows, or porches. Known as a classical style.
Portico: A large porch usually with a pedimented roof supported by classical columns or pillars.
Rafter: Roof beam sloping from the ridge to the wall. Most houses, rafters are visible only from the attic.
Sidelights: Windows on either side of a door.
Stucco: A mixture of cement, sand, and lime applied to exterior walls as a covering.
Turret: A small tower, often at the corner of a building. Common in Queen Anne style.
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