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"PUNCHED" OPENINGS AT THE UPPER FLOORS <br />ARE TYPICAL OF THE PERIOD OF <br />CONSTRUCTION <br />OFTEN HAVE A DECORATIVE UPPER SASH <br />THE GROUND FLOOR STRUCTURAL BAY OR <br />ORGANIZATION READS THROUGH TO THE <br />UPPER FLOOR WINDOW ORGANIZATION <br />M11 111;11111�111 �1111 <br />The window openings are well <br />defined at the upper floors and <br />establish a pattern and rhythm of <br />window -wall -window or solid -void - <br />solid -void. <br />• Windows are vertically proportioned, <br />usually tall and thin.The windows <br />are normally made of wood and both <br />top and bottom portions open for <br />ventilation, Each window frequently <br />has a decorative top sash. <br />• Buildings constructed later in the <br />119010s, after the Victorian period', <br />often have windows placed in pairs or <br />in banks of three. <br />® Buildings constructedwith more than <br />two stories repeat the organization <br />between the ground floor storefront <br />and the upper floors. The upper floor <br />windows often have more detail and <br />the building is capped with a cornice <br />or defining feature. <br />UPPER FLOOR RHYTHM - SPACING OF PAIRED DOUBLE WINDOWS <br />H 11111 U Ll I ld <br />" 77, <br />P, <br />IT <br />L -J <br />UPPER FLOOR RHYTHM - SPACING OF SINGLE WINDOWS <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 49 <br />