Peak ornament
A peak ornament is a decorative element which may be located under the peak of eaves of a gabled building, comparable to the related finial, which instead projects straight up from the roof ridge at the gable's apex as a vertical decorative "punctuation mark". Both elements are common features of ornate Victorian-era gable treatments.[1]
For example, peak ornaments are notable features in some of the historic houses of the Noank Historic District, in the town of Groton, Connecticut.[2]: 36
The peak ornament is an architectural element in architecture.
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[edit]- ↑ "12 Beautiful Gable Styles You Can Use to Spruce Up Your Home". This Old House. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Clouette, Bruce (July 26, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Noank Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 30 photos, from 1978, including one with peak ornament
