1. Homes from the Eighteenth Century to Today
Architectural Features

2. Bungalow
Is a small one-story house with an overhanging roof and covered porch

3. Clapboards
Name for boards with one edge thicker than the other, laid in overlapping rows to protect exterior walls.

4. Fanlight
A semicircular, round, or oval window with fan-shaped panes of glass-often above the door

5. A lacy-looking, cutout wood trimming (Gothic Revival Style)
Gingerbread
A lacy-looking, cutout wood trimming (Gothic Revival Style)

6. Gable Roof
A two sided simple pitched roof.

7. Hip Roof
A roof with four sloped sides

8. Mansard Roof
A roof that has two slopes on all sides, with the lower slope being steep and the upper slope almost flat

9. Pediment
A triangular or arched decoration

10. Pilasters
Decorative flattened columns

11. Portico
A tall open porch supported by columns, over the front entrance

12. Cornice
A decorative strip at the area where the roof and walls meet

13. Dormers
Structures that project through a sloping roof and contain a window in the second story. They add light and air to the second story.

14. Tenement
An apartment complex with minimum standards of sanitation, safety, and comfort