A transom is a crosspiece. Another word for it is a lintel. A dentil is a continuous band of decoration made from wood or plaster, shaped like teeth. Sidelights are windows around the door. Plaster cornerboards and up-right rectangular columns help to support a wall. A pediment roof is a triangular space forming the gabel of a roof in classic architecture. Tympanum is a slab or wall between an arch and the horizontal top of a door. Ionic Order is a column that is nine times as high as its diameter. Greek architecture was popular in Schoharie County from 1825 to1860. They chose this style because they didn't like the British. They knew what the Greek went through for independence.