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  2. Cornice - Wikipedia

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    Cornice of Maison Carrée (Nîmes, France), a Roman temple in the Corinthian order, with dentils nearest the wall.. In Ancient Greek architecture and its successors using the classical orders in the tradition of classical architecture, the cornice is the topmost element of the entablature, which consists (from top to bottom) of the cornice, the frieze, and the architrave.

  3. Window cornice - Wikipedia

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    A window cornice is an ornamental framework of wood or composition to which window curtains are attached by rods with rings or hooks. Cornices are often gilded and of elaborate design, but they are less fashionable today than before it had been discovered that elaborate draperies harbor dust and microbes.

  4. Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building - Wikipedia

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    The Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building is a Beaux-Arts style industrial office building located at 733 St. Antoine Street (at East Lafayette Street) in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974.

  5. Bisbee Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Bisbee Review Building S 12 Main Street Built 1905; two-story brick structure; symmetrical facade; cornice with heavy brackets, and cressets of contrasting material Originally used as clinic and pharmacy by Copper Queen doctors 34 Copper Queen Library and Post Office S 8-6 Main Street

  6. CS Yachts - Wikipedia

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    Tennyson owned a reinforced plastics business and decided to produce the Cornice dinghy as a sideline in 1963 under the name Canadian Sailcraft. The Caprice 15 followed in 1968. In 1970 the company ceased dinghy production to concentrate on keelboats instead, changing its name to CS Yachts .

  7. 81 Willoughby Street - Wikipedia

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    The easternmost bay on Willoughby Street contains one window per floor. A protruding cornice runs above the facade on the fourth story, continuing onto the narrow Willoughby Street bay. [13] There are medallions below the cornice between each of the bays on Lawrence and Willoughby Streets, as well as brackets below the cornice along the curved ...

  8. The Mount, Shrewsbury - Wikipedia

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    The portico is large with a thick stone cornice and two doric pillars. All windows are sash windows and have brick surrounds. The house is composed of three stories that can be seen from the outside, with the smaller attic story at the top. There is a low-pitched roof with no dormers and a simple stone cornice in-between the roof and the bricks.

  9. Isaac King House and Barn - Wikipedia

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    It has a steep, gabled roof with a boxed cornice and returns. [2] The barn was built in the late 1840s and is one of the oldest surviving barns in Oregon. It has a hand-hewn frame and is "a rare, side drive thru, single lean-to type". [2] It was listed on the National Register in 1975 and received additional review in 1985. [1] [2]