American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 72
... portion of a building's end wall with a sloping roof . Ga- bles may be either of the same material as the rest of the wall or of a contrasting material , texture , or appearance . Typical of a change in texture and materials is a ...
... portion of a building's end wall with a sloping roof . Ga- bles may be either of the same material as the rest of the wall or of a contrasting material , texture , or appearance . Typical of a change in texture and materials is a ...
Page 106
... portion of the roof ; and a porch wall or rail to enclose the porch space . The entrance porch with a separate roof is common to most styles in vernacular design . As part of the entrance , this porch may vary a great deal in size ...
... portion of the roof ; and a porch wall or rail to enclose the porch space . The entrance porch with a separate roof is common to most styles in vernacular design . As part of the entrance , this porch may vary a great deal in size ...
Page 244
... portion extends the façade vertically and horizon- tally so that the roof over the main body - most often a ga- ble or flat roof - remains hidden from view . The illusion was useful in suggesting an interesting profile when one could ...
... portion extends the façade vertically and horizon- tally so that the roof over the main body - most often a ga- ble or flat roof - remains hidden from view . The illusion was useful in suggesting an interesting profile when one could ...
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