American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... extend deep into the lot with a little space left for a back yard . Variety in style can be found in a particular row , because row groups were often built over an extended period of time . Basic composition , however , usually remained ...
... extend deep into the lot with a little space left for a back yard . Variety in style can be found in a particular row , because row groups were often built over an extended period of time . Basic composition , however , usually remained ...
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... extend to a third story . Some of these carry a projecting bay window that extends the interior space and adds distinction to the façade . An ell plan was also popular in the Italianate . The juncture of the ell was often engaged by a ...
... extend to a third story . Some of these carry a projecting bay window that extends the interior space and adds distinction to the façade . An ell plan was also popular in the Italianate . The juncture of the ell was often engaged by a ...
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... extend much beyond the apex of the gable ; the extra section of wall provides ornamentation , with an elaborate cornice built on the front , or functions as a signboard . In most cases the false front has been integrated into the façade ...
... extend much beyond the apex of the gable ; the extra section of wall provides ornamentation , with an elaborate cornice built on the front , or functions as a signboard . In most cases the false front has been integrated into the façade ...
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