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An eave return (also a cornice return) is an element in Neoclassical architecture where the line of roof eave on a gable end comes down to a point, then doubles back briefly. There is a classical version and simpler substitutes. [1] An eve (or cornice) return is in contrast to a full pediment, which spans the full width of the gable.
Cornice of Maison Carrée (Nîmes, France), a Roman temple in the Corinthian order, with dentils nearest the wall.. In Ancient Greek architecture and its successors using the classical orders in the tradition of classical architecture, the cornice is the topmost element of the entablature, which consists (from top to bottom) of the cornice, the frieze, and the architrave.
The gable bracing of William S. Clark House is untraditional as most gable bracings of Eastlake Style would connect to the edge of the roof. The gable bracing instead hangs from the edge which provides shadows on the house wall. The frieze contains vertical and zigzag bevelled sticks, and pierced and chamfered brackets that surround the cornice.
A stepped gable, crow-stepped gable, or corbie step [1] is a stairstep type of design at the top of the triangular gable-end of a building. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The top of the parapet wall projects above the roofline and the top of the brick or stone wall is stacked in a step pattern above the roof as a decoration and as a convenient way to finish the ...
A red brick house with end pilaster strips, a moulded eaves cornice, and a tile roof with parapeted gable ends. There are three storeys, and an L-shaped plan with a front of two bays . The doorway has panelled pilasters, a frieze , and a triangular pediment , and to the left is a blocked doorway with a round head and a keystone .
The farmhouse is in red brick on a red sandstone plinth, with a dentil eaves cornice, and a tile roof with coped and parapeted gables. There are three storeys and an L-shaped plan, with a front of three bays, and a rear wing. The doorway has reeded pilaster strips, a radial fanlight, and a moulded cornice on consoles, and the windows are sashes ...
It has two storeys, a U-shaped plan, and a dentil eaves cornice. The oldest part is the central range, with two gabled cross-wings, the 1701 wing to the northeast, and the southwest wing added in the 19th century. The gable ends of the 1701 range are parapeted, and contain the ledges of a former dovecote, a sundial, and a datestone.
In the United States, fiberglass-based asphalt shingles are by far the most common roofing material used for residential roofing applications. In Europe, they are called bitumen roof shingles or tile strips, and are much less common. [4] They are easy to install, relatively affordable, last 20 to 60 years and are recyclable in some areas.