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Identifying feature

Fanlight

A half-round or half-oval window above a door, divided by bars that radiate from the bottom center. It lights the entrance hall of Georgian and Federal houses.

a sign of these styles

Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia: an example of Colonial Revival Colonial Revival c. 1880–1960 America quoting its own past: symmetrical fronts, shuttered windows, and a front door dressed with fanlight, sidelights, or a small columned porch. Massachusetts State House, Boston: an example of Federal Federal c. 1780–1830 Refined American Georgian: oval fanlights over doors, slender proportions, and delicate garland ornament. Royal Crescent, Bath, England: an example of Georgian Georgian c. 1714–1830 Disciplined brick symmetry: sash windows in even rows, a paneled door with a fan shaped window above, and quiet classical trim.

also seen on

Mid-Atlantic Rowhouse

often seen with

Sash window A window made of one or more glass-filled frames, called sashes, that slide up and down in grooves. Pediment A low triangle over columns, a door or a window, framed by a projecting ledge called a cornice. Symmetrical facade A facade, or main front, whose left and right halves mirror each other, usually with the main door at the… Dentil molding A row of small, evenly spaced rectangular blocks, called dentils from the Latin for tooth, set under a… Balustrade A railing made of a row of short, shaped posts called balusters, topped by a rail. Bay window A window projecting from the main wall, usually with three angled sides or a curved front. Bracketed eaves Brackets, projecting supports often set in pairs, placed at regular intervals under a wide roof overhang. Clapboard siding Long, narrow horizontal wooden boards called clapboards, each overlapping the one below, nailed over a wood…