The red building to the right and left sport a cornice and frieze. These decorative items have frequently been replaced by an upper floor in the reconstruction of some row houses.It’s so much more exciting to see a cornice or other ornament at the pinnacle of a building. Here’s a nice old-fashioned entryway.By design: above the door and atop the windows. These details are also called cornices. Note the stringcourse-the band emerging below the ac unit and running below the windows. A pots pouri of typical UES housing.
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