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Most detached houses were built as single - family residences ; they were built
on open homestead land , on narrow railroad lots , on boulevards and crowded
city streets . They were built individually as speculation houses or as
commissions ...
Most detached houses were built as single - family residences ; they were built
on open homestead land , on narrow railroad lots , on boulevards and crowded
city streets . They were built individually as speculation houses or as
commissions ...
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Lintels built to throw off water are called dripstones , hoodmolds , or weather
molds . Special sills include the slip sill , which lines up evenly with the window
casing , has no projections or lugs , and is not built into the masonry ; and the lug
sill ...
Lintels built to throw off water are called dripstones , hoodmolds , or weather
molds . Special sills include the slip sill , which lines up evenly with the window
casing , has no projections or lugs , and is not built into the masonry ; and the lug
sill ...
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The hipped cottage seems to have been built as a speculation house throughout
residential areas of cities , as a distinctive suburban house , as a double house ,
and as a rural house . It stands alone and is rarely built in rows on the same ...
The hipped cottage seems to have been built as a speculation house throughout
residential areas of cities , as a distinctive suburban house , as a double house ,
and as a rural house . It stands alone and is rarely built in rows on the same ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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