I wouldn't do it...it throws off the symmetry of your facade. My sister's Italianate rental had double doors without any windows at all, but then, that house was built in about 1845...my house with its single door and sidelight has a full-length bevelled glass window which suits it's Greek Revival 1908 style.

Hi Dan, I thought of you numerous times thinking "our situation can't get as bad as his". Well here's our story. We ordered the door in late May and were told it would take 8-10 weeks. Jeld-wen rep & store rep were here 2 or 3 times to measure & make template before ordering so the new elliptical window would match the arch in the brick. Door finally arrived first part of September but the paint job was horrible so they sent it back. Week later door arrived again. Installed by our local contractor who does great work. Part of the subfloor needed to be replaced due to rotting from moisture leaks on old door. Width & height-wise the door & sidelights fit fine; however the upper curve of the elliptical on new door does not match the brick opening. There's a gap of 1 1/4" on upper left & 7/8" on upper right with no gap in middle. (Remember-only reason we went with same brand was because noone else could get elliptical arch to match) We're contacting a mason to see what to do. Also, we had planned and told them we wanted to use our old lockset since it was only 6 months old. I had specifically crossed the new lockset off the order blank. When the new door arrived it was predrilled for a different lockset & had a special triple latch system requiring a unit costing $600+ which they ultimately provided at no cost I'm holding back about 15% of the door cost till we figure out how to fill the gap. Our options are caulk, mortar, possibly a custom brick moulding (if we can find someone to make it), relaying the brick or other (not sure what that is). As for the door--it's much more solid than our old door. The door rep said the upper elliptical window was custom made & he didn't keep a copy of the template so it would be a matter of he said, she said as to "why" the new window doesn't fit. The Formanek on the interior is beautiful. It looks like a solid oak door and matches our woodwork beautifully. On the exterior its steel as we ordered (since we get so much direct sun we were told to avoid fiberglass) and much tighter. Unfortunately, once installed I realized the lighter paint color (again recommended since we get so much direct sun) just doesn't go with our darker brick exterior so we're getting it repainted by an auto body shop. But the paint color was a choice we made so we'll deal with that. We call it the door from hell. I wanted a porch when we built but hubby didn't. If I ever build a house again, I'll have my porch or at least a larger portico with extended overhang and a simple, one-unit door that could be easily replaced if needed. For the money that we put into the original door & now this replacement door we could have enclosed the area and had more living space.....or I could have had my porch :) We tried something fancy with the door when we built. I realize now all I want is functional, tight & energy efficient.

My house has operational transoms over the front and back doors, but no would would ever have painted them because they are 1910 stained glass in a stylized tulip pattern. Other nearby neighbors have clear transoms, some of which have goldleaf & black house address numerals. Recently, someone with a steady hand and an understanding of the old lettering style has been making a fair buck at adding addresses front door transom windows that have lost theirs or never had one. They look handsome understatedly spiffed up. (Oh, that rhymes: handsome transom.) Here are some ideas for if the paint can be gotten off. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=transom+address+numbers&iax=images&ia=images

no side lite. that wold look weird. if you want a door w/transom, that's fine you could even do the leaded glass transom to match the other door but like Diana said, french doors wold look better or even pocket doors