Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Stair-end
Also called tread-end or stair bracket

On an open-string stair, the face formed betwen the riser (vertical surface) and the tread (horizontal surface); also, the cut-out or carved decorative element applied to this space.

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Examples from Buffalo architecture:

• Illustration above: How House
  
  
• Philip Smith House / College Club House
  
  
• Henry Mooney House
  
  
• Saturn Club
  
  
• Dr. Charles Cary House, 340 Delaware Ave.
  
  
• Trible House

Other examples:

• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

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