American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... elevation , but that does not mean that the en- tire design concept appears on the façade . Historical buildings were especially thought of as having four sides . Thus elevations relate to one another , and floor plan , fenes- tration ...
... elevation , but that does not mean that the en- tire design concept appears on the façade . Historical buildings were especially thought of as having four sides . Thus elevations relate to one another , and floor plan , fenes- tration ...
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... ELEVATION This section describes design elements that contribute to the or- ganization of walls . Walls are most ... elevations should be seen both as whole units , each systematically designed with vertical , horizontal , projecting ...
... ELEVATION This section describes design elements that contribute to the or- ganization of walls . Walls are most ... elevations should be seen both as whole units , each systematically designed with vertical , horizontal , projecting ...
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... elevations . It was rarely uniform in size , for one elevation was often larger than the other , and one might have been designed somewhat differ- ently from the other . As a corner property , the arcaded busi- ness block had a rich ...
... elevations . It was rarely uniform in size , for one elevation was often larger than the other , and one might have been designed somewhat differ- ently from the other . As a corner property , the arcaded busi- ness block had a rich ...
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