CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search A Vermont or witch window. In American vernacular architecture , a witch window (also known as a Vermont window , among other names) is a window (usually a double-hung sash window , occasionally a single-sided casement window ) placed in the gable-end wall of a house [1] and rotated approximately 1/8 of a turn (45 degrees) from the vertical, leaving it diagonal, with its long edge parallel to the roof slope. [1] [2] This technique allows a builder to fit a full-sized window into the long, narrow wall space between two adjacent roof lines. Witch windows are found almost exclusively in or near the U.S. state of Vermont , generally in the central and northern parts of the state, [3] and principally in farmhouses from the 19th century. [1] [2] 1 Etymology 2 Construction 3 See als...