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Façade - the front side of
the building; the façade faces the street. |
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False Front - A large, flat
front wall which rises above and hides the low roof of a
commercial building facing the street. A false front
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Fanlight
- An over-the-door window, semicircular or oval in shape, with
bars separating and supporting the panes to form a fan-shaped
design.
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Fishscale
Shingles - Overlapping shingles whose exposed ends are usually
curved or oval; the shape is slightly suggestive of a fish's
scales; associated primarily with the Queen Anne Revival style.
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Flute
- A groove or channel, especially parallel groves used for architectural
decoration.
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Folk Architecture - a building constructed by the common man
without the help of an architect or master craftsman. Information
on how to construct the building, appropriate size, what materials
and tools to use, and how to use the tools is not recorded. Instead,
it is passed verbally from generation to generation. Folk architecture
is usually simple and practical. All Acadian Cottages are examples
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Frame
Construction - A method of construction in which the major
parts consist of wood.
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French
Door - A door made of many glass panes, usually used in pairs
and attached by hinges to the sides of the opening in which it
stands.
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Frieze
- The middle horizontal member of a classical entablature, above
the architrave and below the cornice.
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