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Window surround

A window surround is any moulding, opening or embellishment around a window or window opening. This is a key indicator of the style of the building. Window surrounds can have splays and cornices, but always have jambs, reveals, and casings.

 
     
Twin Arched windows in a Lunette - Galt
Tudor Revival - Hamilton
 

 
   
   
Victorian - Port Hope

Romanesque Revival - Toronto

Romanesque Revival - Toronto

 
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Variations on Romanesque
     
 
Georgian - Sault St. Marie
 
Romanesque Revival - Galt
 
Georgian - Galt
     
 
Regency - Ancaster
 
Italian Villa - Woodstock
 
Chateau Style - Toronto
     
 
Log House - Campbelleville
 
Second Empire - Woodstock
 
Neo - Classical - Hamilton
     
 
Gothic Revival - Hamilton
 
Beaux Arts - Galt
 
Queen Anne - Burlington
     
 
Neo-Classical - Burlington
 
Commercial Block - Galt
 
Queen Anne - Hamilton