Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Bow window
A curved bay windowSimilar to a bay window but with a curved wall, rather than straight walls, projecting from the house.
Bow windows are designed to create space by projecting beyond the exterior wall of a building, and to provide a wider view of the garden or street outside, and typically combine four or more casement windows.
Bow windows form a gentle outward curve.
Bow windows may be found on any level of a building.
Bow-front house: bow extends from top to bottom of the house. The bow-front fashion dates to the Federal period.
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: Plymouth Methodist Church parsonage
- 177 Bidwell Pkwy.
- 96 Soldiers Place
- Statler House
Other examples:
