21, 2022
Here’s the story behind this unusual home feature.
you could find witch windows (aka diagonal windows) on old New England farmhouses.
The windows mightseemto be architectural mistakes, but like otherold home features, theres a reason these windows exist.
What Is a Witch Window?
Its a double-hung window installed at a 45-degree angle on the second story of some older farmhouses.
Theres a sensible explanation for this oddity.
Lets say you have a two-story home with a pitched roof.
You decide to build an addition, but dont want to mess with the existing roof.
(Roof work can be expensive, after all.)
You build a one-story addition onto the gable end of the home.
However, the new addition covers up the windows that were there before.
And if you dont add new windows, it might be pretty dark up there.
Why not reinstall your old window at an angle, the only way it will fit?
That seems to be what many homeowners in parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine did!
Findways to add farmhouse stylewithout installing diagonal windows.
Why Are They Called Witch Windows?
You might want to take a New England road trip to look for witch windows.
You might get lucky and seebarn quilt squares, too!
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