We're working on restoring our 1929 bungalow (picture attached.) Does anyone know what the triangular projections on the edges of the house and dormers are called? I think they're original to the house but can't find them on any other bongalows outside of our neighborhood. Any suggestions on restoration?

Hi Juliann,

In our area, carpenters like myself simply refer to them as "bird boxes" or in your particular case, "hipped returns". These little roofs correspond with the two "bumped out walls" in that section of your house.
More often, the large gabled roof above that room is extended outward to provide coverage for the "bumped out walls", which negates the need for these attractive little roofed boxes. I would consider it a neat detail.