Cornice Return
This deviation from the normal pediment design started in the Baroque age.
Cornice return: Cornice returns are horizontal moldings extending inward (toward the vertical centerline of the wall) from the lower ends of a gable-roof cornice. Gable-roof Greek Revival houses use prominent cornice returns as a design element.
cornice return
A short continuation of the face board at the gable end of a house.
corrosion inhibitive ...
Barge Board - The exterior board spanning the distance from the roof ridge to the cornice return.
along the base and sloping sides) or flat entablature. Columns may be freestanding or applied to the facade. Alternatively, when the eaves face the street, they are finished with a cornice and the gable side is embellished with a cornice return. ...
 See also: Cornice, Architecture, Gable, Ground, Brick
  
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