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The porch was distinctly classical : the porch posts were columns , and most often
the porch treatment included an order of architecture complete with a short
pediment over the porch steps . The second - floor windows did not align with the
first ...
The porch was distinctly classical : the porch posts were columns , and most often
the porch treatment included an order of architecture complete with a short
pediment over the porch steps . The second - floor windows did not align with the
first ...
Page 206
... windows and floors and along both cornice lines was heavy , with thick ,
layered , wide board or masonry courses . Façade organization included a
symmetrical two- or three - bay front that might truncate to two windows at the roof
level .
... windows and floors and along both cornice lines was heavy , with thick ,
layered , wide board or masonry courses . Façade organization included a
symmetrical two- or three - bay front that might truncate to two windows at the roof
level .
Page 213
Categorically , the central plan / vertical expression type included buildings
constructed in the stick style , the Eastlake style , and the Queen Anne ( and its
derivative , the Princess Anne ) , while the central plan / horizontal expression
type ...
Categorically , the central plan / vertical expression type included buildings
constructed in the stick style , the Eastlake style , and the Queen Anne ( and its
derivative , the Princess Anne ) , while the central plan / horizontal expression
type ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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