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Portal -The principal entry of a structure. <br />Porte Cochere -Carriage porch large enough to let a vehicle pass through. <br />Portico - A large porch, usually with a pedimented roof supported by columns. <br />Primary Elevation -The particular facade of a building which faces a street to which the <br />address of a building pertains. <br />Sash -The part of the window frame in which the glass is set. <br />Section - A representation of a building, divided into two parts by a vertical plane so as to <br />exhibit the construction of the building. <br />Setback -The minimum horizontal distance between the lot or property line and the nearest <br />front, side, or rear line of a building (as the case may be), including terraces or any covered <br />projection thereof, excluding steps. <br />Shake -Split wood shingles. <br />Siding -The finish covering on the exterior of a frame building (with the exception of masonry). <br />The term cladding is often used to describe any exterior wall covering, including masonry. <br />Sill -The exterior horizontal member on which a window frame rests. <br />Soffit -The finished underside of an eave. <br />Stained Glass Window -Glass colored with a transparent stain, especially, silver stain, that is <br />applied to the surface and incorporated into it by heat. <br />Stucco - An exterior finish, usually textured, composed of Portland cement, lime, and sand, <br />which are mixed with water. <br />Transom -The horizontal division or crossbar in a window. A window opening above a door. <br />Turret - A little tower often at the corner of a building. <br />Veranda - A roofed porch sometimes stretching on two sides of a building. <br />Widow's Walk - A small roof deck with guardrail usually located at the peak of a roof from <br />which wives of ship captains could catch a first glimpse of their husband's ship returning from <br />sea. <br />65 <br />