Widow’s Walk - Adding Aesthetics To The Luxury Homes
According to Wikipedia, a widow's walk (also known as widow's watch or roof walk) is a railed rooftop platform with a small enclosed cupola, highly prevalent in the 19th-century North American coastal houses. The name is said to have come from the wives of mariners, who would watch for their spouse to return. This often turned futile as the ocean would take the lives of the mariners, leaving the women widows and thus the name. Widow's walks are a standard decorative feature of Italianate architecture and house plans with widows walk are in high demand currently. They were also popular during the height of the Age of Sail in many North American coastal communities. Beyond their use as viewing platforms, they can be seen around the chimney of the residence, which creates access to the structure. This allows the residents of the home to pour sand down burning chimneys in the event of a chimney fire to prevent the house from burning down. Some of the best...