Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines

DRAFT FRANKLIN HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 222 Glossary Elevation Any of the external faces of a building Facade An exterior side of a building Fascia A projecting flat horizontal member or molding; forms the trim of a flat roof or a pitched roof; also part of a classical entablature Footprint The sum of the square footage area of the largest floors of buildings or structures. Building footprint includes all structures on a lot and any roof-covered surfaces Foundation The lowest exposed portionof the building wall, which supports the structure above Frieze The middle portion of a classical cornice; also applied decorative elements on an entablature or parapet wall Gable The triangular section of a wall to carry a pitched roof Gable Roof A pitched roof with one downward slope on either side of a central, horizontal ridge Ghosts Shadows of architectural features, such as porches, that no longer exist Greek Revival Style Mid-nineteenth century revival of forms and ornament of architecture of ancient Greece Grids Between the Glass Window A non-historic window profile that has grilles placed between two glass panes Half-Round Gutters Gutters shade like a tube and cut in half that are typical of pre-1960 houses Hipped Roof A roof with uniform slopes on all sides Infill Development or redevelopment of buildings and structures on vacant or underused lots within areas containing existing structures Lattice An openwork grill of interlacing wood strips used as screening Lintel The horizontal top member of a window, door, or other opening Main Entrance (Commercial) The primary entrance for a business that is located on the ground floor of a commercial building and faces the street. The main entrance doors are functional and open during business hours of operation. Masonry Exterior wall construction of brick, stone or adobe laid up in small units Massing The three-dimensional form of a building Metal Standing Seam Roof A roof composes of overlapping sections