Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines

DRAFT FRANKLIN HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 221 chapter 13 Casement window A window with one or two sashes which are hinged at the sides and usually open outward Clapboards Horizontal wooden boards, thinner at the top edge, which are overlapped to provide a weather-proof exterior wall surface Colonial Revival House style of the early twentieth century based on interpretations of architectural forms of the American colonies prior to the Revolution Column A circular or square vertical structural member Commercial Building A nonresidential building form that typically has a flat roof and parapet walls, which was originally constructed for commercial use. This category also includes mixed-use buildings that contain both commercial and multifamily uses Compatibility The state of a development, building, or structure being designed to be able to exist or occur without conflict with its surroundings Contributing Buildings found to be from a specific period of significance and have enough of their original features and character intact to retain integrity Cornice The uppermost, projecting part of an entablature, or feature resembling it. Any projecting ornamental molding along the top of a wall, building, etc. Craftsman Anarchitectural stylepopular in theUnited States at the turn to the 20th century. It was influenced by an earlier, English, anti-industrial movement. It emphasized organic materials, asymmetry, and textures, and often included low-pitched roofs, brackets, and exposed beams Demolition by Neglect Long-term neglect of a historic structure that contributes toa level of dilapidation so severe that rehabilitation of the structure no longer serves as a viable option and demolition must be considered on account of the public safety and welfare of the community Dormer A roofed structure that contains a window and projects vertically from the plane of a sloping roof Dormer Window A window that projects from a roof Double-hung Window A windowwith two sashes, one sliding vertically over the other Eave The projecting lower edges of a roof that overhang the wall of a building