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Jerkinhead
Also called Clipped gable, Hipped gable, Shreadhead
A roof having a sloping (hipped) end cutting off a gable
Found on Stick style ...
jerkin head roof/clipped gable - a gable roof, truncated or clipped at the apex.
lantern - An upright structure on a roof or dome for letting in light and air or for decoration ...
Most buildings in the style are irregular in form, with hip, gable, or clipped gable (jerkinhead) roofs, and projecting bay windows, towers, and dormer windows.
Jerkin / Shread Head / Clipped gable
- form of gable in which the upper part is hipped.
Sometimes referred to as a "half-hipped", "shread head", or more descriptively as a "clipped gable".
Jerkin Head Roof
Half-hipped Roof
Clipped Gable
Jerkinhead roofs are sometimes found on bunaglows, cottages, and assorted Victorian house styles. Related roof styles: ...
 See also: Gable, Jerkin, Architecture, Hipped, House
  
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