American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... on the in- side as well as the outside . There is another class of vernacular buildings that deserves mention the mass - produced house or commercial building . The kind of structures referred to are the houses that XIV.
... on the in- side as well as the outside . There is another class of vernacular buildings that deserves mention the mass - produced house or commercial building . The kind of structures referred to are the houses that XIV.
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... referred to as a pavilion roof . The conical roof , which was used in historical styles including Victorian and Queen Anne - type buildings , has an exterior surface shaped like a cone . The bell - shaped roof has a cross section shaped ...
... referred to as a pavilion roof . The conical roof , which was used in historical styles including Victorian and Queen Anne - type buildings , has an exterior surface shaped like a cone . The bell - shaped roof has a cross section shaped ...
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... referred to those windows that slide up or down by means of pulleys or metal tracks . The most common form of sash is the double - hung , in which both sashes slide . From 1870 to 1930 , the most popular double - hung sash was that ...
... referred to those windows that slide up or down by means of pulleys or metal tracks . The most common form of sash is the double - hung , in which both sashes slide . From 1870 to 1930 , the most popular double - hung sash was that ...
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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 FAĆADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood