Salle - Living area; main parlor.

Sash - The portion of a window that holds the glass and which moves.

Screen - in Victorian architecture, a thin partition composed of dowel rods or delicate ornamental motifs resembling lace. Screens are usually found outlining gallery roofs and/or decorating the upper space of openings between rooms.

Segmental Arch - an arch whose curve is less than a semi-circle.

Sheathing - the material that covers the studs to complete a wall.

Shed Roof - A roof with only one sloping plane.

Shotgun - a hallless building one room wide and three or more rooms deep with roof ridge perpendicular to the street.

Sidelights - Vertical bands of windows on either side of a Greek Revival doorway.

Spindle Bands - An arrangement of short turned members used as decoration on the exterior and interior of Victorian homes; especially associated with the Eastlake style.

Storefront/Shopfront - The lower story of the façade of a commercial building, containing the entrance and display windows.

Street Furniture - Utilitarian and/or ornamental items placed along the street.  Examples include benches, street lights, clocks, planters, etc.

Streetscape - The appearance and relationship of a group of buildings and street furniture which stand on the same block.

Stucco - Any kind of plasterwork, but usually an outside covering of portland cement, lime, and sand mixture with water.

Stud - vertical wooden member forming part of a building's frame and walls. Exterior siding and interior sheathing can be attached to studs.

Symmetrical - Having identical forms or masses on either side of an axial line.