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Examples of Architectural
Styles found in Kitchener
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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
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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
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Decorative
Triangular
classical
pediment
fanlight window
Eaves decorated
with block
modillions
Classical front
porch with
Multi-pane
columns
windows with
keystones
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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
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Paired, decorative
wood brackets
Segmental arch
windows with
Decorative
2/2 sashes
window drip
moulds
Front doors with round-arch
windows
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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
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Round arch
(or gabled)
Tall
dormers
chimneys
Mansard
roof
Decorative
eave brackets
windows
Bay
windows
Segmental arch
windows
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tall gables
Tall
chimneys
Multiple
materials: brick
and stone
Use of stucco
and timbering
Bay
windows
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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
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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)
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