All illustrations are of standing buildings in Buffalo Click on illustrtions for larger size
Blessed Trinity RC Church	Barrel A straight, continuous arched vault or ceiling, either semi-circular or semi-elliptical in profile
1974 Seneca Street	Bell A roof whose cross section is shaped like a bell
420 Linwood Avenue	Candle-snuffer
123 Lexington Ave	Conical (KON i cle) A roof in the shape of an inverted cone atop a cylindrical tower Found especially in Queen Anne style building
St. Casimer RC Church	Cupola (KYOO pa-la) A dome, especially a small dome on a circular or polygonal base crowning a roof or turret.
Michigan Street Baptist Church	Gable / Pitched A pitched roof having a gable at each end Cross Gable
412 Linwood Avenue	Gambrel (GAM bril) A ridged roof with two slopes on either side, the lower slope having the steeper pitch 464 Linwood Avenue
446 Linwood Avenue	Hexagonal (hek SAG a nal) Six-sided roof with sloping sides meeting at an apex 368 Linwood Avenue (engaged)
424 Linwood Avenue	Hip(ped) A roof with four uniformly pitched sides Hipped, with Cupola
Watson House / The Buffalo Club	Mansard A roof having two slopes on all four sides, with the lower slope almost vertical and the upper almost horizontal. Named after French architect Francois Mansart (1598-1666) Engine 2 , Ladder 9 Goodyear House
Buffalo Cremation Co Bldg, 901 Delavan Ave.	Pyramidal (pi RAM i dl) Alternate name: pavilion Roof with a square base (4 equal bases) and sloping sides meeting at an apex St Francis Xavier RC Church Henry Schwartz House Parliament Building (Palace of Westminster) London, England
452 Parkside Ave.	Shed/Pent A roof shape havidng only one sloping plane
375 Richmond Ave.	Tent Octagonal base with steeply pitched slopes rising to a peak

Photos and their arrangement © 2002 Chuck LaChiusa
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