Adam

Exterior · Specific House Styles · printed page 307 (PDF page 308)

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Adam Style Home Architectural Styles and Details Building Shapes and Details

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late 1700s to early 1800s
cornice often decorated with dentils
palladian windows are common
fanlight is defining feature
sidelights are common
double-hung windows (typically 6 panes per sash)
muntins are narrow

Generated explanation

The illustration shows the symmetrical front elevation of an Adam-style house, identified as dating from the late 1700s to early 1800s. The two-story facade has a hipped roof with three arched-window dormers and two chimneys, with dentils decorating the eave cornice. A central paneled entrance door is flanked by sidelights and topped by a semicircular fanlight. Above the entrance is a central window grouping identified as Palladian. The remaining facade windows are double-hung, with narrow muntins and typically six panes per sash; no defects are depicted.

Components

hipped roof roof covering dormers chimneys cornice dentils Palladian window double-hung windows window muntins window sills window lintels entrance door fanlight sidelights entrance steps

Materials

window glass