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Identifying feature

French doors

A pair of hinged doors in one doorway, glazed, or fitted with glass panes, for most of their height. They often open onto a garden, terrace or balcony, or join two rooms.

also seen on

Creole Townhouse

often seen with

Courtyard An open-air space enclosed by the walls of a building or group of buildings. Dormer A window in a small roofed structure projecting from a sloping roof. Parapet A low wall rising above the edge of a roof, terrace or balcony. Round arch An arch shaped as a half circle, often built from wedge-shaped blocks called voussoirs. Stucco wall A wall coated with stucco, a plaster of cement or lime, sand and water, finished smooth or textured. Transom window A small window directly above a door, separated from it by a horizontal bar called a transom. Wrought-iron balcony A balcony with a railing of wrought (hammered) or cast (molded) iron, often worked into scrolls and leaves.