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- qui plantavit curabit: Translated, “he who planted will preserve.” (Kremer, 2022)
- bullnosed step: The bottom step or steps of a flight of stairs that project beyond and return to the stringer with a half round end. (Bucher, 1996)
- great room: The largest or most important room of a building. 2. Contemporary great rooms are the descendants of the Aesthetic movement’s living halls (Zukowski, 2006). (Bucher, 1996)
- encircling porch: A porch that extends around multiple sides of the building. (Kremer, 2017)
- encircling veranda: A veranda that extends around multiple sides of the building. (Kremer, 2017)
- Shingle Style: An architectural style characterized by: uniform wall covering of wood shingles, hip or gable roofs with dormer windows, irregular roof line, small-paned windows, no corner boards, and a generally toned down appearance from that found with the Queen Anne style. (Phillips, 1994)
- den: A usually small room used for work, study, or leisure. (Phillips, 1994)
- veranda-like porch: A large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house.(Ching, 1995)
- finish: Exterior or interior millwork. 2. The final treatment of a surface, as eggshell finish on paint, brushed-brass finish, etc. (Saylor, 1952)
- corner block: Blocks positioned at the corners of either window or door casings; often treated with design elements such as paterae (oval disks). (Phillips, 1994) Photo from Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Oyster Bay, New York, 2022.
- study: A retreat in a house used for reading, writing, and studying; frequently furnished with a desk, book shelves, etc. 2. A drawing executed as an educational exercise, produced as a preliminary to a final work, or made to record observations. Sometimes referred to as a referential drawing.
- weathervane: A pivoting roof ornament to show wind direction. (Cragoe, 2008)
- well: An open space through one or more floors, as a stair well or an elevator well. 2. An underground source of water protected for convenient access. 3. A shaft for air, light, stairs, or an elevator, extending vertically through the floors of a building. (Saylor, 1952)
- rose: A guard plate or escutcheon between a doorknob and the door, with perforation for the shank. (Saylor, 1952)
- vane: A metal ornament located atop a pinnacle, spire, or other elevated spot on a building; often rotates freely to indicate wind direction. (Phillips, 1994)
- verandah: A large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house.(Ching, 1995)
- Shingle style: Incorrectly referred to as “Shingle style” with the word style lowercase. Should use “Shingle Style” instead, because this is a proper name. (Kremer, 2021)
- veranda: An open, roofed porch, usually enclosed on the outside by a railing or balustrade, and often wrapping around two or more (or all of the) sides of a building. (Easement, 2017)
