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Page 180
... the projecting stem toward the street and the cross - piece behind . The T
shape often provided an extra porch . The section that projected toward the street
- usually a parlor room - was not centered on the crossing portion of the building .
... the projecting stem toward the street and the cross - piece behind . The T
shape often provided an extra porch . The section that projected toward the street
- usually a parlor room - was not centered on the crossing portion of the building .
Page 208
While gambrel organization usually meant turning a gambrel gable end toward
the street , some houses were built having a single gambrel with its ridge parallel
to the street . In traditional façades the porch and entrance system are of two ...
While gambrel organization usually meant turning a gambrel gable end toward
the street , some houses were built having a single gambrel with its ridge parallel
to the street . In traditional façades the porch and entrance system are of two ...
Page 224
It was a five- or six - room house that had an intersecting gable roof , with the first
gable parallel to the street , covering the two front rooms , and the second roof
perpendicular to the street , covering the remaining rooms . Whatever the motif ...
It was a five- or six - room house that had an intersecting gable roof , with the first
gable parallel to the street , covering the two front rooms , and the second roof
perpendicular to the street , covering the remaining rooms . Whatever the motif ...
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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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