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PROVIDE A GRAND ENTRY <br />SURROUND <br />TRANSOM AND SIDELIGHTS REPEAT THE <br />SHAPE OF THE PORCH <br />RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COMPONENTS <br />The residential building stock has a <br />wide range of entrances corresponding <br />to the variety of housing styles. Even <br />the simplest of houses has a well- <br />defined entry that faces the street. <br />Homes constructed during the late <br />1800s and early 1900s usually have <br />front doors with gilass upper panels. <br />Many have transom windows above the <br />dolor and windows, called sidelights, to <br />the side of the door. A few of the older <br />Victorian and Neoclassical houses have <br />highly detailed door surrounds,, a pair of <br />doors in one opening, and a single <br />transom above. <br />A single round -arched doorway with a <br />heavy solid wvoodl door is commonly <br />found on Tudor style houses while <br />Italian Renaissance has an, arched <br />doorway with an elaborate door <br />surround and entrance, Craftsman and <br />Prairie style houses typically have doors <br />with a pattern of small glass panels in <br />the upper portion of the door. <br />Bungalows often have two "front"' doors <br />leading from the porch, and Modern <br />styles have a simple single entry door. <br />It is important to recognize that each time <br />period and style of house has a different <br />type or style of entrance. If an entrance <br />has multiple components such as glass <br />panel doors, transorns, and sidelights, <br />they should be retained, but if an <br />entrance simply has a door, adding <br />decorative features wwilll confuse the style <br />and create a false sense of history. <br />Use the, following criteria: <br />View the entrance as more than, a <br />door. Door frames, trim, and <br />surrounds help define the character <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Tex�asl 11 <br />