The most interesting windows in American architecture showed up in the decades after the Civil War, when architecture veered away from the Classical and toward ornate details and a nostalgia for medieval- and gothic-influenced early-American house styles.
When eliptical windows like the one in this gable are installed horizontally, they are known as "cameo windows." Cameos were often punched into the walls along the entry halls of Queen Anne homes.
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