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At the time of the NRHP nomination, five of the six exterior doors were original to the Birge House, and all contain some recessed glass panel. The doors accessed via the side porch contain transoms. The front door is considered the most decorative, and it includes a transom and panels of recessed stained glass, etched glass, and carved wood. [2]
The vestibule, inside the front door, has preserved many original decorative elements, including a colorful mosaic floor, a glass and wrought iron grill with a floral design behind the front door; and carved wood panelling and stained glass framing the entrance to the main corridor, which originally also had a floral design tapestry curtain.
Doors were often surmounted by decorative fanlights in which the panes of glass might be supported by lead, but wood was also commonly used as the support for the glass in fanlights. Casement windows and fixed windows continued to employ leadlight, often with larger panes of rectangular rather than diamond shape.
The wide front door, at the time of the NRHP nomination, still contained the original screen door. [4] A variety of windows, including one-over-one and eight-over-one casements, as well as six single pane, are featured on the home. The house also has a lead glass window and a diamond paned window in the sun room. [4]
A sliding glass door, sometimes called an Arcadia door or patio door, is a door made of glass that slides open and sometimes has a screen (a removable metal mesh that covers the door). Australian doors are a pair of plywood swinging doors often found in Australian public houses.
Muntins can be found in doors, windows, and furniture, typically in Western styles of architecture. Muntins divide a single window sash or casement into a grid system of small panes of glass, called "lights" or "lites". In UK use, a muntin is a vertical member in timber panelling or a door separating two panels.