Overhang (architecture)

In late-medieval and Renaissance Europe, the upper stories of timber-framed houses often overhung the story below, the overhang being called a "jetty". This technique declined by the beginning of the 18th century as building with brick or stone became common.^[3]

By the 17th century, overhangs were one of the most common features of American colonial architecture in New England and Connecticut. This style featured an overhanging or jettied second story, which usually ran across the front of the house or sometimes around it; these dwellings were known as garrison houses. In the early 20th century, the style was adopted by Prairie School architecture and architects like Frank Lloyd Wright,^[4] thus making its way into modern architecture.^[5][6] An overhang may also refer to an awning or other protective elements.

Gallery

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  A contemporary home in Glen Ellen California exemplifying the practice of Indoor-Outdoor Living design through an elongated overhang. Builder: Stillwater Dwellings.
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  15th century timber-framed houses with overhanging jetties in Thaxted, England.
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  Overhang of the Diwan-e-khas (Hall of private audience, Fatehpur Sikri, built 1570s, Mughal architecture.
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  The late 17th century McIntire Garrison House in York, Maine.
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  Overhangs of the

  Indo-Saracenic

  architecture, 1894.
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  Emmental farmhouse with overhang reaching the ground, Switzerland.
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  Overhangs of the Harold C. Bradley House, Madison, WI, by

  Prairie School architecture

  .
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  Deeply overhanging

  San Diego, California

  , late 19th century.
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  Darwin D. Martin House, Buffalo, New York with wide overhang. Frank Lloyd Wright, 1905.
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  Bauhaus architecture

  .
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  The Concourse, Singapore, featuring prominent overhangs, 1994.

See also

Where eaves continue in the same plane over an

• Eaves
• Five-foot way
• Cantilever

References