American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... Board and batten siding consists of wide boards placed on walls in a vertical position with their joints covered by nar- row battens . Alternatively , the battens are nailed on first and the cladding boards second , so that the battens ...
... Board and batten siding consists of wide boards placed on walls in a vertical position with their joints covered by nar- row battens . Alternatively , the battens are nailed on first and the cladding boards second , so that the battens ...
Page 21
... boards give to a building . Clap- board walls look solid , of one piece , which makes the fenestration an important design element , in that it relieves and punctuates the walls . Horizontal divisions are possible with clapboards by ...
... boards give to a building . Clap- board walls look solid , of one piece , which makes the fenestration an important design element , in that it relieves and punctuates the walls . Horizontal divisions are possible with clapboards by ...
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... boards to which their ends are attached , and the boards that support rafters , are generic elements in a roof . The common rafter extends from the eave to the ridge board . Purlins are horizontal pieces of timber laid between the ...
... boards to which their ends are attached , and the boards that support rafters , are generic elements in a roof . The common rafter extends from the eave to the ridge board . Purlins are horizontal pieces of timber laid between the ...
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