housefronts
Rowhouse forward walls
Housefronts are the front-facing exterior walls of houses—the facades visible from the street.
The word typically appears in descriptions of urban or village scenes: Painted housefronts lined the narrow cobblestone street.
It emphasizes the collective visual impression rather than individual buildings.
Misleading external appearances
- exteriorsOuter parts of structures
- storefrontsForward-facing retail exteriors
- streetscapesViews of urban thoroughfares
- elevationsHeights above reference point
frontages · shopfronts · rowhouses · terraces · brownstones · townhouses · gables · cornices
Urban corridor's appearance
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- curb appealProperty's visual attractiveness outside
street view · cityscape · pedestrian · pavement · stoops · steps · railings · planters
Maintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- VictorianOf a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
Edwardian · Tudor · colonial · period · ornamental · listed buildings · conservation · adaptive reuse
Property's visual attractiveness outside
- charmAttractive personal quality
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
color schemes · paintwork · window dressing · flower boxes · decorations · seasonal displays · lighting · landscaping
facades
Misleading external appearances
- exteriorsOuter parts of structures
- storefrontsForward-facing retail exteriors
- streetscapesViews of urban thoroughfares
elevations · frontages · shopfronts · rowhouses · terraces · brownstones · townhouses · gables · cornices · lintels
streetscape
Urban corridor's appearance
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
curb appeal · street view · cityscape · pedestrian · pavement · stoops · steps · railings · planters · window boxes
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- VictorianOf a prim era
Georgian · Edwardian · Tudor · colonial · period · ornamental · listed buildings · conservation · adaptive reuse · gentrification
curb appeal
Property's visual attractiveness outside
- charmAttractive personal quality
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
proportion · color schemes · paintwork · window dressing · flower boxes · decorations · seasonal displays · lighting · landscaping · manicured
housefrontsbackyards
Outdoor spaces behind houses
back walls · back gardens · backside · alleyways · backstreets