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This public document is published at a total cost of $3,400. Ten thousand(10,000) copies of thispublic document were published in this first printing. This document was published by the Divi-sion of Historic Preservation, Main Street Section, by the Moran Printing to make available tocitizens of Louisiana information concerning the Louisiana Main Street Program on a state andlocal level under special exception by the Division of Administration. This material was printedin accordance with the standards for printing by state agencies established pursuant to R.S. 43:31.Printing of this material was purchased in accordance with the provisions of Title 43 of the Louisi-ana Revised Statutes.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) estab-lished the National Main Street Center in 1980 and selectedsix initial states to form the National Main Street Network. In1984, Louisiana joined the National network and currently hastwenty-five communities in the Main Street Program.

Louisiana Main Street is a comprehensive revitalization pro-gram designed to promote the historic and economic rede-velopment of traditional commercial areas in rural Louisiana.There are four focus points for the program: Design, Promo-tion, Organization, and Economic Restructuring. By care-fully integrating these four points into a practical downtownmanagement strategy, the Main Street approach produces bothtangible and intangible benefits. Improving downtown’s eco-nomic base, strengthening public participation, and makingdowntown a fun place to visit are as crucial to Main Street’sfuture as recruiting new businesses and rehabilitating build-ings for productive use again.

The ArchitecturalAlphabet

A coloring book

AIS FORARCH.

AnArch is a curvedconstruction spanningan opening such as adoorway or a window.

BIS FOR BALCONY.

ABalcony is a platform projecting from the upperstory of a building. Sometimes it is supported byposts or columns and sometimes it is supported fromwithin.

CIS FOR CANOPY.

ACanopy is a covered hood, which extends fromthe wall of a building and protects an entrance.

DIS FORDADO PANEL.

ADado Panel is the part of an interiorwall located below the chair rail andabove the baseboard.

EIS FOR EGGAND DART.

Egg and Dart isa type of mould-ing, used in bands,in which an eggshaped design is al-ternated with a dartshaped design.

FIS FOR FANLIGHT. A Fanlight is a semi-circularwindow over a door or windowopening.

GISFORGREEKREVIVAL.

GreekRevivalisastyleofarchitecturethatbeganintheearly

19thCentury.ItisbasedonGreekelementsandhasfeatures

suchascolumnsandlintels.

AHall and Parlor is a house stylein which the floor plan is dividedinto two rooms. One room, calleda hall, has a door leading to theoutside. The other room is calleda parlor.

HIS FORHALLAND PARLOR.

IIS FOR IONIC COLUMN.

An Ionic Column is a column with its top characterized byspirals. It is not as plain as a Doric column, nor as deco-rated as a Corinthian one.

JIS FOR JOIST.

A Joist is a beam used to support the floor and ceiling of abuilding. Several are used in every room of a building.

K IS FOR KEYSTONE.

AKeystone is thecentermost stoneblock in an arch.

LIS FOR LINTEL.

A Lintel is a horizontal structural member located above anopening such as a window.

MISFORMEDALLION.

Amedallionisanornamentalplaqueonwhichiscarvedadesign,suchasa

head,ashield,oraflower,andmountedatthetopofabuilding’soutsidewall.

NIS FOR NEWEL POST.

ANewel Post is a tall,ornamental post at thehead or foot of a stair. Itis attached to the hand-rail.

OIS FOR OCULUS.

An Oculus is the round opening in the crown of a dome.

PIS FOR PLANTATION HOUSE.

A Plantation House is a large house usually associated witha family owned farmstead in the southern states.

QIS FOR QUOIN.

AQuoin (pro-nounced coin)is a hard stoneor brick useddecoratively toreinforce theexternal cornerof a building.

RISFORROMANESQUEREVIVAL.

Romanesque

Revivalisastyle

ofarchitecture

basedonRoman

andByzantineel-

ementsandisof-

tencharacterized

byroundarches.

Itbecamepopular

inthelate1800s

andearly1900s.

SIS FOR SPIRAL STAIR.

A Spiral Stair is a staircase, circular in design,whose steps wind around a central post.

TISFORTUDORREVIVAL.

TudorRevivalArchitecturewas

popularinthe1920sandisloosely

basedonlatemedievalEnglishAr-

chitecture.Somecommonelements

areornamentalhalf-timbering,stucco

walls,andasteeplypitchedroofwith

cross-gabledplans.

UIS FOR UPLANDAPPALACHIANARCHITECTURE.

Upland Appalachian Architecture is a building style brought toLouisiana by settlers from the Upland South. Typically thesebuildings were built in rural areas and constructed of logs.

VISFORVICTORIANARCHITECTURE.

VictorianArchitectureis

atypeofbuildingsde-

signedduringthetime

QueenVictoriawas

QueenofEngland.Itis

ahighlydecorativestyle

thatoftenfeaturestur-

rets(littletowers),gin-

gerbreadmouldingand

wraparoundporches.

WIS FORWEATHERVANE.

AWeathervane is a metalplate fixed on a freely ro-tating spindle and used todetermine which way thewind is blowing.

XIS FOR XYST.AXyst (pronounced zist) is a tree lined walk.

YIS FOR Y-TRACERY.

Y-Tracery is the designthe mullions, or woodenslats dividing the piecesof glass in a window,form in a Gothic stylewindow. It gets itsname from the fact thatthe mullions are oftenshaped like the letter Y.

ZIS FOR ZIG ZAG MOULDING.

A Zig Zag Mould-ing is an ornamentaldecoration at the topof a building madeup of a series ofcontinued V shapescalled chevrons.

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ColoringContestSheet

Coloring Contest Rules

1) Contestants must live or attend school in one of Louisiana’stwenty five designated Main Street Communities. These communi-ties are: Abbeville, Bastrop, Bogalusa, Clinton, Crowley, Columbia,Denham Springs, Eunice, Franklin, Hammond, Houma, Minden,Morgan City, Natchitoches, New Iberia, New Roads, Opelousas,Plaquemine, Ponchatoula, Ruston, Springhill, St. Francisville, St.Martinville, Winnfield, and Winnsboro.

2) The contest is open to third graders only.

3) The image on the reverse of this form is the only eligible entry. Itmay be photocopied for submission to the contest.

4) The image may be colored using crayons, colored pencils, ormarkers.

5) Please remember to fill out your contact information at the bot-tom of the picture for notification purposes. Please make sure it islegible.

6) To be eligible for the cloring contest entrys must in our office nolater than October 7th, 2005. Prizes will be given to the winningentrys.Send entrys to:

The Louisiana Main Street Office1051 N. 3rd StreetPO Box 44247

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

AbbevilleBastropBogalusaClintonColumbiaCrowleyDenham SpringsEuniceFranklinHammondHoumaMindenMorgan City

NatchitochesNew IberiaNew RoadsOpelousasPlaqueminePonchatoulaRustonSpringhillSt. FrancisvilleSt. MartinvilleWinnfi eldWinnsboro