Glossary ( continued)
Oriel: a projecting window with its walls corbelled or supported by
brackets
Porte- Cochere:A shelter for vehicles outside an entrance doorway
Portico:  an entrance porch
Quoins:Stones or bricks ornamenting the outside corner of a building.
Restoration: The process of accurately recovering the form and details
of a property and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of
time.
Soffit: The finished underside of a lintel, arch or other span; usually
overhead
Turret: A small slender tower usually at the corner of a building, often
containing a circular stair
Veranda: A roofed open gallery or porch