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Neoclassical Style – A style of architecture popular during the first half of the twentieth century. Elements draw heavily from Greek Revival and early Classical revival. Ogee [ō'jē] – A double curve formed by the combination of a convex and concave line, similar to an s-shape. Oil Paint – A paint in which a drying oil, usually linseed oil, is the vehicle for the pigment; rarely used as a house paint since the mid-twentieth century when it was commonly replaced by alkyd resin paints. Paint – a liquid solution of pigment either oil, water, or solvent based that is liquid when applied but dries to form an adherent, protective, and decorative coating. Palladian Window – A window design featuring a central arched opening flanked by lower square- headed openings separated from them by columns, pilasters, piers, or narrow vertical panels. Panel – A portion of a flat surface set off by molding or some other decorative device. Pantile [pan'tīl] – A roofing tile that has the shape of an S laid on its side. Parapet [par'a-pet] – A low wall along a roof or terrace, used as decoration or protection. Patio – An open, outdoor living space adjacent to a building, usually surfaced with stone, tiles, or concrete and at ground level. Pediment – A crowning element of porticoes, pavilions, doorways, and other architectural features, usually of low triangular form, with a cornice extending across its base and carried up the raking sides; sometimes broken in the center as if to accommodate an ornament; sometimes of segmental, elliptical, or serpentine form. Pen – A one-room structure, the term is usually used when referring to log buildings. Many dwellings erected by the first settlers of the North Carolina piedmont were single-pen structures. Many of these dwellings were expanded into two-pen houses following the double-pen, saddlebag, or dogtrot plans. Period of Significance – The span of time in which a property or district attained the significance for which its meets the National Register Criteria. Pier – a vertical structural masonry support for a building usually the foundation or part of the foundation. Pilaster [pi-las'tėr] – A shallow pier or rectangular column projecting only slightly from or engaged to a wall. Pilasters are usually decorated like columns with a base, shaft, and capital. Porch – A covered outdoor area attached to a house, usually roofed and open sided with a floor and balustrades. Porte Cochere [port-kō-'sher] – A projecting porch that provides protection for vehicles and people en- tering a building; a common feature of the early 20th century Colonial Revival and Bungalow styles. Portico – A roofed space, open or partly enclosed, often with columns and a pediment, that forms the entrance and centerpiece of the facade of a building. Portland Cement – A very hard and strong hydraulic cement (one that hardens under water) made by heating a slurry of clay and limestone in a kiln. Preservation – Generally, saving old and historic buildings, sites, structures, and objects from destruc- tion or deterioration, and providing for their continued use by means of restoration, rehabilitation, adaptive re-use, and continued maintenance. The Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation defines it as, “the act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity, and materials of an historic property. It may include stabilization work, where necessary, as well as ongoing maintenance and repair of the historic building materials”. Preservation Commission – A generic term for an appointed municipal or county board that recom- mends the designation of and regulates changes to historic districts and landmarks. It may be called a historic district review board or commission, or architectural or design review board.
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