Ralph:
“Galvanized iron ventilator” or “steel ventilator.” Square and round get called both names.
From “Architectural Details for every type of building;” Wm A. Radford; Chicago, Ill.; 1921; Radford Architectural Co.
My Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary doesn’t seem to have anything under any of the names bandied about. I scanned some of the pictures on other pages but didn’t see anything like that.
Bruce
What's the proper term for the little doghouse-like louvered ventilator that sits on the ridge of a barn, stable, or similar building?
My first inclination was to call it a belvedere, but the dictionary suggests those are for looking out of; a lantern in that location would be intended to allow light into the building; and a cupola (or turret) has circular connotations that don't fit this rectilinear device. A monitor is a glazed saw-toothed roof, so that doesn't work.
The SMACNA manual calls similar thingies "louvered penthouses," but penthouse doesn't seem right, either.
Who's got the illustrated architectural dictionary written by some the famous FAIA type whose name I can't remember, which I didn't buy because 1) I didn't think he would know anything about history and 2) I was too cheap.
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