The Six-Over-Sash Window Structures

wooden front porch, with roof, and entry through the front door that led to a front hall.

From the outside of the building much can be observed. By standing across the street, almost the entirety of the front of the building can be observed. It is completely light grey as it was most likely built of cement or concrete. The blocks form a staggered, brick-like pattern with a thick row of blocks topped by a thin row, topped by a thick row again and so on. There are not many windows on the front side of the

The building is four stories high made of brick, tile, and concrete. The east façade also has Classical features such as a frieze, dentils, cornice, raking cornice, entablature and an architrave. The front of the façade was adorned with floral coffers, corbels, as well as post and lintels (Photo 2).

The property located at 1518 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg Va, was built between 1897 and 1898 (Land Tax Books). The structure is a two story, two bay, wood framed, Italianate style in the Victorian era dwelling with a compound plan, hipped standing seam metal roof and a porch. The foundation is made of concrete block. The pillars of the porch are brick along with the two chimneys’, one located in the front right and one on the back left of the home. The walls are finished with clapboard board siding. The four-pane two-story bay window on the left front of the dwelling is board and batten with a hood that projects out and wraps around the bay window. The door is off set to the right covered by the porch, which is supported by square posts. There are six concrete steps up to the porch. The door has a transom above and two pane sidelights on either side. A pendant light is centered in the porch celling. Above the porch is

What is that strange orange brick building? Why should I care about that? That striking orange, brick building is the Guardian Building of downtown Detroit. When deciding to go to a historical site in the city, I was drawn in by the history of the place. I am relatively new to the city and when I heard about this place, I knew that’s where I wanted to go. When our group traveled together to the site, it became apparent why this building is not only important to Detroit, but to all cities. The Guardian Building was not only a great fixture of the past, but it is a leading example of the efforts to bring a city back to greatness.

The architecture of this building gives it a castle-like appearance. It was built by William R. Walker & Son. William R. Walker was a colonial with the Union Army during the civil war. The building

The Second Empire architecture that inspired this building reflects the popularity of the French designs during the reign of Napoleon III. As one beholds the exterior of the courthouse from top to bottom, it displays the distinctly cut angles of native limestone along with the craftsmanship of ornamental features. The building soars upward three stories, where it is topped with a clock and bell tower,

Stability and balance is also achieved through the incorporation of the vertical and horizontal planes. In the southwest facade of the building the vertical slits are balanced with the horizontal planes created by the cubes, cornice and the ornamental horizontal band that runs halfway through the walls. These vertical and horizontal planes further dictate a rhythmic continuity throughout the building. Building's scale is rather modest in comparison to its site and the surrounding landscape and the smooth texture of the facade helps its integration to the environment. (Figure 4)

Ash-Lawn Highlands, which is located southwest of Charlottesville, Virginia, is a basic Colonial, Georgian styled structure that has a side-gabled roof. Including an addition to the structure’s façade, it is four bays long. The structure’s façade is erected on a red brick and stone foundation and smooth white painted wooden clapboards. The façade is symmetrical and divided into two parts by a single porch, which attaches to a one-story portico with an attached pediment. Flanked by double-hung sash windows on each side the portico has a pediment that sits above it.

elegance, and color. The structure is an octagonal exterior wall placed under a golden dome. The

Arrowhill, also know as the Watkins-Witt House, was built in 1857 by Congressman Albert G. Watkins, who had extensive land holdings in the area. The home was built by slave labor, with bricks fired on the grounds. During the War Between the States, the house was used as headquarters and hospital by both armies. Confederate General James Longstreet was among its guest for a night.

“It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of

From the observation tower the horizontal building’s three parallel bands can be seen that extend into the lush landscape. The architects’ concept was to immerse the museum in nature by creating a set of three bracketed pavilions under one roof surrounded by gardens. The roof can be seen as

In this picture, Victorian style house stands alone in the field. A railroad track cuts through the foreground. There is a bare sky behind the house with no secondary objects in the immediate surroundings of the building. this enables us to keenly focus on the articulation of the building and its relationship with its environment.

Fire is viewed as destruction by many, but it helped to produce growth in Gothic architecture. Many of Christianity’s beliefs are reflected in different aspects of art. The stained glass and verticality of Gothic churches is a key change from Romanesque style churches. The Gothic church found creative ways to illustrate images of important events in history through tapestry. Even the general shape and design of the Romanesque churches versus Gothic churches show Christians values. The sculptures outside of churches have evolved over time to correspond with Christian’s beliefs of Homo faber. The change in design of Romanesque churches to the new architecture of Gothic style churches shows how Christian’s incorporated their religion into churches. Christianity’s beliefs and values are directly reflected through the changes of architecture and style from Romanesque to Gothic churches along with visual and literary art.