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.
Ribbons or strips of identical windows divided by mullions provided ample light while creating an architectural accent and maintaining an exterior's balanced appearance—unlike the single-pane, storefront-like picture windows that replaced so many of them in the mid-20th century.
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