As architectural styles have shifted, architects and builders have invented more ways to build dormers, the little rooms that project from a roof and allow more space and light in the top floor or attic.
On a hipped dormer, the roof slants back as it rises, and this occurs on the front as well as on the sides. Hipped dormers, not surprisingly, are often found on houses where the main roof is hipped as well. This style of dormer is common on houses in the Prairie, French Eclectic and Shingle styles.
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