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In interiors, the frieze of a room is the section of wall above the picture rail and under the crown moldings or cornice. By extension, a frieze is a long stretch of painted, sculpted or even calligraphic decoration in such a position, normally above eye-level. Frieze decorations may depict scenes in a sequence of discrete panels.
Carriage Barn. "North Chatham School". 1871 (contributing building) One and one-half story wood-frame building with steeply pitched gable roof, clapboard siding, wood trim and deep rake frieze board at the gable ends. The windows are double-hung with six-over-six sash and appear original to the building.
The wall cladding in the main house is a horizontal shiplap with vertical lapboard. All of the windows are framed with grooved vertical moulding and other trim work, such as sunbursts above the second story windows. Below the cornice, the house also has a frieze board which includes scrollwork sunbursts and stars.
Prior houses in the settlement had been log cabins, but McFarland built a large 2.5-story frame house, clad in clapboard and wood shingles. The style is simple, but Greek Revival elements include the pitch of the roof, the frieze board under the eaves, the symmetric facade, and the sidelights on the front door. McFarland built several trapdoors ...
Regardless of who built the house, its Greek Revival style was common for stylish houses in the 1840s. Identifying features of the style are the low-pitched roof, the cornice returns, the frieze board beneath the eaves, and the simple straight lintels above the windows. [5]
The windows are six-over-six sash, with stone sills and lintels. The walls are topped by a frieze board, and then a rather low-pitched gable roof. A porch spans the whole front of the house, supported by turned posts decorated with brackets. The front door is framed in sidelights and transom. Inside are narrow wood floors, plaster walls, and ...
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The 1858 William Allen house at 332 Maxwell St still shows Greek Revival style in its low-pitched roof and the frieze board beneath the eaves of the 2-story section. [4] [2] The 1859 John Holt house at 1131 Wisconsin St is also Greek Revival style, but with cornice returns and a stucco exterior.