corner-finish

Updated: May 24, 2025

But in nothing is the attraction greater to us, who are accustomed to the monotonous perspective of modern streets, than the irregularity of the exteriors, arising from the independent method of construction; for, by varying the height and pattern of each façade, the builders obtained to almost every house what architects term the 'return, to their cornices and mouldings, i.e., the corner-finish and completeness to the most important projecting lines.

Henry Blackburn - Normandy Picturesque