American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... appear monolithic . Both materials are rarely finished flat , so that the rough texture helps to bind the wall visually and mask the irregularities that occur in trow- eling or spraying the material . Both materials rely on color ...
... appear monolithic . Both materials are rarely finished flat , so that the rough texture helps to bind the wall visually and mask the irregularities that occur in trow- eling or spraying the material . Both materials rely on color ...
Page 163
... appear monolithic . Rustication is often reserved for special locations , such as entrances or corners . On corners , rustication is usually part of a quoining pattern . In terms of texture , each block may have a pattern on the margin ...
... appear monolithic . Rustication is often reserved for special locations , such as entrances or corners . On corners , rustication is usually part of a quoining pattern . In terms of texture , each block may have a pattern on the margin ...
Page 248
... studios ) and looked very much like cottages . Symbolically they clearly identified with the local residents and made owners appear sensitive to neighborhood design values . STEPPED PARAPET WITH A CAF DIAMONDWORK FRIEZE . TRANSOM BRICK.
... studios ) and looked very much like cottages . Symbolically they clearly identified with the local residents and made owners appear sensitive to neighborhood design values . STEPPED PARAPET WITH A CAF DIAMONDWORK FRIEZE . TRANSOM BRICK.
Contents
Cladding Materials | 15 |
Roofs | 36 |
Towers Steeples Turrets | 56 |
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accent arcades arches ASHLAR bay window block boards brackets brick BUILDING TYPES built bungalow CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES CLADDING MATERIALS CLAPBOARD CLIPPED GABLE colonial color columns commercial buildings CORBELING corner CORNERBOARDS cornice COTTAGE WINDOW decorative DENTILS design elements door DORMER eaves END-WALL CHIMNEY entablature entrance FACADE FLARED FLAT floor frame FRIEZE front gable roof GABLED COTTAGE GAMBREL HEADER HIP ROOF HIPPED COTTAGE historic horizontal house types included interior light lintels mansard masonry ments millwork moldings motifs muntins organization ornament overall PAIRED PALLADIAN WINDOW PANEL AND GLASS PARAPET pattern pediment piers pilasters placement planes porch porch roof porte-cochere portico prairie projecting rails rowhouse rustic SASH SASH WINDOWS shape shingles sills SOMETIMES space stack STEEPLE STICKWORK stone structure stucco style SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION tent roof terra cotta texture tion tower TRANSOM treatments TYPICAL FAĆADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood