A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof . A dormer window (also called dormer ) is a form of roof window .
10-1004: Nicholson House may refer to: Vaught House (Huntsville, Alabama) , also known as Nicholson House, NRHP-listed Nicholson House (Oyster Bay, Alabama) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Baldwin County Grace Nicholson Building , Pasadena, California, NRHP-listed in Los Angeles County Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Farmhouse , Havana, Florida, NRHP-listed in Gadsden County Nicholson-Rand House , near Indianapolis, Indiana, NRHP-listed in Marion County George E. Nicholson House , Kansas City, Missouri, listed on
20-595: Is derived from the Middle French dormeor , meaning "sleeping room", as dormer windows often provided light and space to attic-level bedrooms. One of the earliest uses of dormers was in the form of lucarnes, slender dormers which provided ventilation to the spires of English Gothic churches and cathedrals. An early example are the lucarnes of the spire of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford . Dormer windows have been used in domestic architecture in Britain since
30-797: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vaught House (Huntsville, Alabama) The Vaught House (also known as the Nicholson House ) is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama . It was built in 1900 in what was then the East Huntsville Addition, a suburb made up primarily of company houses for nearby cotton mills . Its Victorian architecture style set it apart from its more modest bungalow neighbors. The house has an irregular plan, and its hipped roof features several dormers and gables . Centered on
40-557: The General Permitted Development Order states classes of development for which such planning permission is not required. Such rights are only applicable outside conservation areas , national parks , Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty or The Broads . Dormers may introduce imbalance in the street scene and be seen as inappropriate within the local setting of streets and buildings. In Vancouver , there are regulations for laneway houses stating
50-414: The 16th century. Dormer windows were popularised by French architect François Mansart , who used dormers extensively in the mansard roofs he designed for 17th-century Paris . Today dormers are a widespread feature of pitched roof buildings. Some of the different types of dormer are: In some localities, permission must be sought for construction of dormers and other features. In England and Wales,
60-675: The NRHP in Iredell County See also [ edit ] James Nicholson House (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nicholson House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholson_House&oldid=1237698438 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
70-794: The National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County Shelby-Nicholson-Schindler House , Perryville, Missouri, NRHP-listed Abel and Mary Nicholson House , Salem, New Jersey, NRHP-listed Sarah and Samuel Nicholson House , Salem, New Jersey, NRHP-listed James Nicholson House (Lakewood, Ohio) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cuyahoga County Nicholson House and Inn , Erie, Pennsylvania, NRHP-listed James Nicholson House (Charleston, South Carolina) , NRHP-listed Welch-Nicholson House and Mill Site , Houstonville, North Carolina, listed on
80-436: The façade is a single-story pedimented portico leading to the main entrance, and above it is a small pedimented balcony accessed from the upstairs bedroom. Both pediments are decorated with jigsawed designs. Both doors on the front feature rectangular transoms . A curved porch runs from the main portico around the southwest corner of the house; it originally featured Stick - Eastlake style frieze and balustrade , but
90-405: The usable space in a loft and to create window openings in a roof plane. A dormer is often one of the primary elements of a loft conversion . As a prominent element of many buildings, different types of dormer have evolved to complement different styles of architecture. When the structure appears on the spires of churches and cathedrals, it is usually referred to as a lucarne . The word dormer
100-677: Was later replaced with a solid frieze and closely spaced rectangular balusters. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is included in the Five Points Historic District , which was listed on the National Register in 2012. This article about a property in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dormer Dormers are commonly used to increase
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