kurt Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'm blank....I can't remember. Click to Enlarge 45.33 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hood molding or quoin?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 No, it's not hood molding; that's a window ornament. This is over a front porch. Quoins form corners or are corner "decoration". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Wouldn't be a type of tympanum, would it? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Closer, but I think not. Kibbel's out there somewhere..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 This place was all Greek'ed out....but I can't find this detail in the Greek library. It's like a semi dome, but that's not it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Marc is correct. It's a unique design to have below a pointed pediment, but it's still a tympanum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Tympanum? aren't they triangular? I would have called it simply a medallion located[/] in the tympanum. I see that shape and style more in federal houses than in greek revival and more often as a niche on the wall or in the center of a ceiling. edit: it does fill the entire area know as the tympanum, but I have this image of a triangle when I see the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Tympanum? aren't they triangular? I would have called it simply a medallion located[/] in the tympanum. I see that shape and style more in federal houses than in greek revival and more often as a niche on the wall or in the center of a ceiling. edit: it does fill the entire area know as the tympanum, but I have this image of a triangle when I see the word. Doesn't need to be a triangle. Tympanums are also under rounded arches and peaked arches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 I was bouncing around between all of those. I also thought tympanum was kind of a flat triangular arch. This house was kinda hard to classify. What would you guys call it? Click to Enlarge 67.53 KB Click to Enlarge 60.07 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Tympanum is also the name of the eardrum, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Tympanic membrane. You're amazing with words. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 comes from the drum head of nomads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 I was bouncing around between all of those. I also thought tympanum was kind of a flat triangular arch. This house was kinda hard to classify. What would you guys call it? Click to Enlarge 67.53 KB Click to Enlarge 60.07 KB I'm thinking Adam colonial, but that style would seem to be too early for your location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Drag the image into a Firefox or Chrome browser bar. You might get your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 That's interesting. I found out it was an InspectorsJournal/forum/uploads/kurt/tn/tn_2015826192838_DSCN2623.JPG I didn't know we had those around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 That's interesting. I found out it was an InspectorsJournal/forum/uploads/kurt/tn/tn_2015826192838_DSCN2623.JPG I didn't know we had those around here. That's funny. Your link sent me to your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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