Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Soffit
SOFF it

The underside of an architectural structure such as an arch, balcony, or overhanging eaves

Found in Prairie Style, Bungalow, Classical Revival, Beaux Arts Classical Revival, Neoclassical, Georgian Revival, Queen Anne styles

Examples from Buffalo architecture:

• Illustration above: Martin House

• George Barton House
  
  
• Heath House

• St. John the Baptist RC Church
  
  
• Market Arcade
  
  
• 64 Irving Place
  
  
• 489 Delaware Ave., Midway
  
  
• Our Lady of Victory Basilica
  
  
• St. Frances de Sales RC Church
  
  
• 172 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• 180 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• 252 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• Forest Lawn Cemetery

Other examples:

• Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy
  
  
• Roman Triumphal Arch, Orange, Provence, France
  
  
• Corinth, Greece
  

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