Posted On: October 13th 2026, 03:30 pm
📖 Join us for Terminology Tuesday, a series focused on architectural terminology. Each post provides a clear definition of a commonly used building term. A 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 is a horizontal band of masonry that visually divides stories on a building. Cincinnati’s Italianate commercial and civic buildings often use stringcourses to emphasize vertical rhythm while clearly separating floors. This brick masonry former school building in Columbia Tusculum features a limestone stringcourse running between the second and third stories, do you see it connected to the window lintels on the second story?
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