Fanlight
A window above a door, usually semicircular or semielliptical, with glazing bars radiating out like a fan ...
fanlight - a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
transom, transom window
window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air ...
A fanlight is a semicircular or semi-elliptical window over a doorway or another window.
Federal or Adam Style homes often have fanlights.
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fanlight
A window, often semicircular, with radiating glazing bars suggesting a fan that is placed over a door.
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FANLIGHTS: an arched window with radiating glazing bars that imitate a fan, placed over a door; loosely any over-door window. (IMAGE)
FINIAL: a formal ornamentation fixed to the top of a peak, arch, gable, etc. (IMAGE) ...
Fanlight -- A window, usually semi-circular over a door, with radiating muntins suggesting a fan.
Fenestration -- The arrangement of windows on a building.
Finial -- A pointed ornament at a gable peak ...
FANLIGHT A semi-circular (fan shaped) window placed atop a door, commonly seen in Federal and Colonial Revival style buildings.
FENESTRATION PATTERN The arrangement of windows across the facade of a building.
Fanlight
glazed opening immediately over, and integrated within the framing of, a doorway.
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Fanlight
A window above a door, usually semi-circular, with glazing bars radiating out like a fan. A defining element of Federal-style homes.
Fascia ...
Fanlight - window, semicircular or semi-elliptical in shape, with glazing bars or tracery sets radiating out like an open fan.
Fascia - The horizontal piece covering the end of rafters.
Fanlight: A fanlight is a fixed (non-opening), ornamental window of semicircular or segmental shape, typically found above the main entry door of Federal houses. ("Light" is a traditional synonym for "window.") ...
Fanlight A light or window over a door or casement.
Fibreboard Cheap, lightweight board material of little strength, used in ceilings or as insulation to attics.
fanlight - a window, often semi-circular, over a door, with radiating muntins suggestive of a fan. Used widely in several periods of architecture, including Georgian, Federal, and Colonial Revival.
Fanlight - Originally a fan-shaped window over a door, but now applied to any window in that position often rectangular.
Fanlight
- glazed area above door, designed to brighten the halls of Georgian Houses. Fanlights were often supurb examples of craftmanship and imaginative design and tended to reflect current fashion and technology.
Fanlight
A window over the door that is curved or shaped like a fan is called a fanlight. A transom is the rectangular version of the fanlight.
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Fanlight - A semi-circular or semi-elliptical window with a horizontal sill often above a door.
Fascia - A horizontal band or board, often used to conceal the ends of rafters; the front of an object. Same as a face board.
FANLIGHT
Semicircular window with radiating muntins, often placed over a door or window.
FASCIA BOARD
Trim covering rafter ends at the end of a roof pitch.
fanlight - a semicircular or fan-shaped window with radiating members or tracery set over a door or window; may or may not be operable [see transom]
fenestration - the pattern of windows in a building ...
fanlight A semicircular or semielliptical window above a door, usually inset with radiating glazing bars.
fascia A horizontal, flat element, often combined with a cornice and architrave.
FANLIGHTfan-shaped (semi-circular or elliptical) window which usually forms part of door unit
FASCIAa plain horizontal band
FINIALa vertical ornament usually applied to the peak of dormer ...
Fanlight - a window above a door or casement.
Fascia - a board fixed to the rafter ends along the roof eaves - usually used to fit gutters.
Fibreboard - lightweight board material of little strength, was used in ceilings, or as insulation to attics.
Prominent features include the Federal-style entryway (1801) with fanlight, Palladian window on the second floor, lunette window (half-moon shape) on the 3rd floor, and string courses (or belt courses) separating the three floors.
round fanlight or elliptical fanlight with sidelights at doors
six- or eight- panel door
Pilasters to sides of doors (may have pediment)
Classical one or two story columns
Full-height entry porch(commonly with pediment) ...
The door is often crowned by a semi-elliptical window called a fanlight, transom, or delicate horizontal woodwork called an entablature. Similar fans or fanlights are often found in the gable end in the attic area of the building.
Semi-circular or elliptical fanlight over the front door
Decorative crown or roof over the front door
Narrow sidelights flanking the front door
Double-hung sash windows arranged symmetrically vertically and horizontally around a centered doorway ...
transom Small, usually rectangular or fanlight window over a door. Some transoms open to cross-ventilate a home, while others are only decorative.
trefoil A decorative form characterized by three lobes.
1350, made up of halved concave masonry cones decorated with blind tracery.FanlightA semicircular glazed opening, usually above a door, typical of Georgian architecture; ...
Paneled front doors with sidelights and topped with transoms or fanlights
Constructed with one or two materials, usually wood, brick, or stone
Classical and colonial detailing: columns, cornices, entablatures
Plain end chimneys
Porches ...
SIDELIGHT A window immediately beside a door. A transom window is a window above a door. A fanlight is a window in the shape of a fan above a door; it may extend over the sidelights.
SOFFIT The underside of any architectural feature.
Emphasis is placed on the central entrance, which is often set apart with a small, one story portico, a crowning fanlight and narrow sidelights.
Many Federal-style homes have an arched Palladian window on the second story above the front door. The front door usually has sidelights and a semicircular fanlight.
 See also: Architecture, House, Door, Classical, Ornament
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