a type of door with upper and lower halves that can be opened separately
A door that is divided in two with the ability to open the top and bottom parts separately.
A door divided horizontally in half; the haves may be opened together or individually.
Originating in the Netherlands during the early 1600s, this unique design features top and bottom halves that operate independently. The bottom can be closed for some privacy, while the top is left open for fresh air and neighborly chats. Or, when locked together, the two sections can work as a standard door. Dutch doors were first used on front entryways and were later placed at secondary doorways to the kitchen or scullery. These doors also provided ventilation to barns and stables. Dutch doors lend a country charm to rear entrances and outbuildings such as potting sheds.
A door with both a top leaf and a bottom leaf that can be attached by a bolt to serve as a single door or unbolted so that the top leaf may be opened independently.
Horizontally divided door where the upper and lower halves open and close independently of each other.
Any door with separately hinged upper and lower halves that can be opened independently.
A Dutch door is a door divided horizontally in such a fashion that the bottom half may remain shut while the top half opens. The initial purpose of this door was to keep animals out of farmhouses, while allowing light and air to filter through the open top. Later modifications included doors where both halves can be closed or opened together.