Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Soffit
SOFF it

The exposed underside of any overhead component of a building, such as

• arch
• balcony
• beam
• cornice, or
• lintel

Found in Prairie Style, Bungalow, Classical Revival, Beaux Arts Classical Revival, Neoclassical, Georgian Revival, Queen Anne styles

Examples from Buffalo architecture:

• Illustration above: Martin House

• George Barton House
  
  
• Heath House

• St. John the Baptist RC Church
  
  
• Market Arcade
  
  
• 64 Irving Place
  
  
• 489 Delaware Ave., Midway
  
  
• Our Lady of Victory Basilica
  
  
• St. Frances de Sales RC Church
  
  
• 172 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• 180 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• 252 Linwood Ave.
  
  
• Forest Lawn Cemetery

Other examples:

• Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy
  
  
• Roman Triumphal Arch, Orange, Provence, France

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