Bain Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 . . . is just there, and serves no purpose. Is there a name for this particular architectural detail that is sort of, but not really, a widow's walk? And was there any sort of ostensible reason--real or imagined--for the door to be there? To me, the door is the nose in the middle of a large smiley face that has some sort of Goth shit on its cheek. The small window--which I assume is above a staircase--detracts from the symmetry of the rest of the house and doesn't really make sense to me either. FYI, the house is in my neighborhood and when I'm walking my dog and not thinking about myself, which seldom happens, I sometimes stroll by this house and wonder how its design originated. Click to Enlarge 120.73 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I think they did it just to mess with your head John. They knew you walked your dog that way daily. They knew in your world it is all about you! It was purposely done to break your train of self thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I hafta agree with Rob. Now, if it wasn't in your neighborhood where you had to look at it everyday, there might not be an OP but then I'd maybe not get my daily quota of postings to look at. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkenney Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Just missing a few parts. Click to Enlarge 70.33 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Ha, ha. Can you two take anything seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI in AR Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 As you said, not a traditional widow's walk at all. But it was there so that the first owner, the widow Parker, could step out in her diaphanous nightgown and greet the paper boy, then the mailman, then the yard boy who came by after school, then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 That's Emo shit, not Goth shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 . . . is just there, and serves no purpose. Is there a name for this particular architectural detail that is sort of, but not really, a widow's walk? And was there any sort of ostensible reason--real or imagined--for the door to be there? ..... Click to Enlarge 120.73?KB Look at the damn ugly French doors below. I think it's a case of 5 narrow glazed doors "falling off a truck" and their new owner not knowing what else to do with the odd number. Calling any of that, including the house itself, architectural is a real stretch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 It's a Gambrel roof. A barn. How the hell else are you going to get the bales in and out of there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Booth Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 It's a Gambrel roof. A barn. How the hell else are you going to get the bales in and out of there? ............if the home was in your area, it would just be for winter egress! Not this winter though............Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 It's a Gambrel roof. A barn. How the hell else are you going to get the bales in and out of there? ............if the home was in your area, it would just be for winter egress! Not this winter though............Greg Brilliant! LOL! Shhhh. We're getting away with murder so far this year. Never in the clear until after Mothers day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 "and not thinking about myself, which seldom happens,... " OK, John - That was funny. I literally busted out laughing. I really need to stop in here more often... Priceless... [:-hspin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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