#clerestory

Studio House, Nelson, New Zealand - William Samuels Architects

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He’s safe, is the point, and his body will remember eventually.

pairing: harry/draco in a pile with bambi who wrote soft and goat who wrote so small in times such as these

"Clerestory House, State Route 31, Surry, Surry County, VA"

HABS photo, Library of Congress.

Unfortunately there is nothing detailed in the HABS report accompanying this photo. The "clerestory" (pronounced 'clear story') is the row of continuous windows across the roof, taking the form of a long dormer-like extension. This kind of window/roof design is common on industrial buildings (mills, factories, etc.) from the late 18th century to the present. Finding them on houses is unusual, but there is a cluster of them in southeastern Virginia. The best study I'm aware of covering these is Elizabeth P. Hoge's, "The Clerestory Dwellings of Southeastern Virginia," University of Virginia.

I wasn't able to definitively locate this particular building, though Hoge has a photo of a house in Surry Co. that nearly matches... hard to tell because many exterior details are obscured (see below, page. 46, Hoge). She also gives a different location-- Rt 10 vs. Rt 31.

Sink and makeup area features black lacquer cabinets, enameled sink, and bulb-framed mirror. Clerestory windows bring in natural light. The toilet compartment is nearby.

Kleer-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee

-noun

Architecture. a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior.

a raised construction, as on the roof of a railroad car, having windows or slits for admitting light or air

“They were in an old warehouse, with high ceilings and pollution-fogged clerestory windows.”