Identifying feature
Carved wood ornament Decorative shapes cut into a building's wooden parts, such as brackets (supports under the eaves), porch trim and window screens. It is common on Victorian houses and traditional timber buildings in Asia.
a sign of these styles Alpine Vernacular c. 1600–present Chalets: wide low-pitched roofs with huge overhangs, stacked timber walls, and carved balconies. Caribbean Vernacular c. 1700–present Bright paint, deep verandas, louvered shutters, and lacy gingerbread trim, tuned to trade winds and hurricanes. Carpenter Gothic c. 1840–1890 Wooden churches and cottages with board-and-batten walls, steep gables trimmed in sawn bargeboards, and pointed-arch windows. Eastlake c. 1870–1890 Furniture-style ornament on houses: lathe-turned posts, knobs, and shallow carved flower patterns. 
