Windows

The front facade of the Gardner-Pingree house displays the symmetrical, five-ranked arrangement of double hung sash windows common to the Federal Style. Windows typically had 12 panes of glass per sash during the Georgian era, but advances in glassmaking technology enabled the mass production of larger panes that led to the six-over-six arrangement prevalent in the Federal Style. Also, the muntins, or strips of wood separating the panes of glass, are deeper and more narrow in Federal Style buildings than in their Georgian counterparts. Decorative elements above the window are common; in this case, flared brownstone lintels with keystones.