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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHK - Examples of Architectural Styles Found in Kitchener Examples of Architectural Styles found in Kitchener 8 - 1 Returneaves Chimney at both ends Transom Attic Shed roof gable windows Full porch with turned Six-over-six Sidelights wood posts sash windows Symmetrical front facade Six-over- six windows Gable end window Return eaves Decorative front door surround Symmetrical front facade 8 - 2 8 - 3 Palladian window Monumental front Repetition of facade round-arch windows Pilasters Repetition of round-arch windows (Arcade) with decorative brickwork Tall, monumental front facade Rusticated stone window headers Rusticated stone window sills 8 - 4 Decorative Triangular classical pediment fanlight window Eaves decorated with block modillions Classical front porch with Multi-pane columns windows with keystones 8 - 5 Spires Pointed arch windows Finials Decorative brickwork Tall gables Stained glass Buttresses Cross-gable roof Steep front gable Segmental arch (or rectangular) Pointed-arch windows (or rounded arch) door (or window) openings Front porch with or without decoration 8 - 6 Paired, decorative wood brackets Segmental arch windows with Decorative 2/2 sashes window drip moulds Front doors with round-arch windows 8 - 7 Near-square plan Deep overhangs with projecting with very large square bays decorative brackets Gable end with very large return eaves Decorative fascia boards Decorative verandahs Squared bays with paired segmental arch windows 8 - 8 Round arch (or gabled) Tall dormers chimneys Mansard roof Decorative eave brackets windows Bay windows Segmental arch windows 8 - 9 Decorative Tall chimneys windows Multiple roof styles Balconies Projecting Decorative multi- multi-light windows sided bays Large verandahs with decorative woodwork Multiple tall gables Decorative brickwork over windows Porches with decorative woodwork Decorative eave brackets Large multi-light windows 8 - 10 8 - 11 Front gable without return eaves Brick façades Single square wood columns on brick piers Large window with rectangular transom Articulated gable end Return with decorative wood eaves shingles Delicate grouped columns Semi-circular Handrail “skirt”with arch transom decorative wood with stained shingles glass 8 - 12 Large open wood brackets Classical features: fanlight and 2 flanking windows Multiple light windows under a single segmental arch opening Red Front brickporch with canopy Symmetrical front façades 8 - 13 Large front dormer Side Tall chimney gable roof Decorative multi- light/pane windows Use of stucco and timbering Roof overhangs front verandah Natural material like cobblestone Deep overhangs with “fake”rafter ends 8 - 14 Tall gables Tall chimneys Multiple materials: brick and stone Use of stucco and timbering Bay windows 8 - 15 8 - 16 Decorative geometric patterns Long stone bands with repetitious patterns Porches with decorative woodwork Use of metal materials such as Manipulation of wall surfaces, corners, bronze etc. (stepped corners in the is case) Streamlined appearance enhanced by use of lines Use of smooth masonry and metal materials 8 - 17 GEORGIAN Chimneys at each gable end GEORGIAN side- gable roof ITALIANATE eave brackets ITALIANATE segmental arch windows GEORGIAN symmetry OTHER RESOURCES •http://www.ontarioarchitecture.com/index.html •http://buildingwatch.blogspot.com/ •A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia and Lee McAlester (available for in library use at the Main Branch of the KPL) •Ontario Architecture: A Guide to Styles and Building Terms 1784-Present by John Blumenson (available at the Forest Heights and Main Branch of the KPL) 8 - 18