Outside

Shaped gable

A gable whose outline is curved, scrolled or stepped instead of straight. On Mission-style fronts it often rises into a curving parapet above the roof.

Where to look

A front whose top edge is a curve or a series of curves rather than a triangle.

Styles

• Spanish Colonial and Mission Revival
• Baroque

On the drawings

Not marked on the drawings.

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