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.
Windows that partner a multi-pane top sash (sometimes stationary, sometimes moveable) with a single-pane lower sash are typical of homes built from about 1880 to 1915. The glazing pattern shown here is most common in Queen Anne and Shingle-style houses.
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