American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... carry elements from the façades . Overall , symmetrical schemes predominate . The arrangements may use a cen- tral ... carried through each floor and may be lighted by façade windows . The stacking of these lights over the entrance ...
... carry elements from the façades . Overall , symmetrical schemes predominate . The arrangements may use a cen- tral ... carried through each floor and may be lighted by façade windows . The stacking of these lights over the entrance ...
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... carry their own weight as well as other weights , such as that of the roof . In brick construction , walls are at least two bricks thick ; a thickness of as many as four or six bricks is possible . In some commercial or public buildings ...
... carry their own weight as well as other weights , such as that of the roof . In brick construction , walls are at least two bricks thick ; a thickness of as many as four or six bricks is possible . In some commercial or public buildings ...
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... carry the roof of a porch , a veranda , a por- tico , or other entrance element . Piers are usually rectangular in section and either hollow or solid ; many support walls or carry horizontal elements or arches . Piers may be stacked one ...
... carry the roof of a porch , a veranda , a por- tico , or other entrance element . Piers are usually rectangular in section and either hollow or solid ; many support walls or carry horizontal elements or arches . Piers may be stacked one ...
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 FAÇADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood