Two windows in a wood paneled house with red brown shrub between them - Nick Beer/Shutterstock Grid-like windows add a certain charm to homes today, but in older houses they were very much a necessity ...

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Grid-like windows add a certain charm to homes today, but in older houses they were very much a necessity. For much of architectural history dating back to the 17th century, it was just not possible ...