Why Do Some Homes Have ‘Witch Windows’?

When a one-story addition covers part of a two-story home’s gable wall, the upstairs window can be difficult to keep in its original position.
In some older New England homes, the solution was to install the window diagonally, creating the unusual design known as a “Witch Window.”
The name comes from local folklore claiming that witches could not fly through a slanted opening—though there’s no evidence this was the real reason for the design.

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