Gable - The upper vertical triangular portion of the end of a building having a double-sloping roof.

Gable Roof - A roof having a gable at one or both ends.

Gallery - A long porch or outdoor area covered by an extended roof used to provide outdoor living space, air circulation, and shading of windows. Also used to protect the bousillage walls of a Creole house.

Gambrel Roof - A roof that provides for an extra large attic by having two pitches on each side

Georgian - A style of architecture popular in the American colonies before the revolutionary War. Georgian architecture is characterized by rectangular shapes, elaborately decorated entrances, windows aligned symmetrically in vertical rows, hipped or gambrel roofs, and formal floor plans with two rooms on each side of a central hall.

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Gingerbread - The highly decorative woodwork created by the jigsaw and applied to Victorian style buildings