American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 29
Page 224
... street , covering the two front rooms , and the second roof perpendicular to the street , covering the remaining rooms . Whatever the motif , the façade had an entrance ped- iment . In some cases the porch was small and served the en ...
... street , covering the two front rooms , and the second roof perpendicular to the street , covering the remaining rooms . Whatever the motif , the façade had an entrance ped- iment . In some cases the porch was small and served the en ...
Page 226
... STREET , EACH GABLE ON A DIFFERENT PLANE OFTEN HAD : BRICK OR STUCCO CLADDING , STEEPLY PITCHED INTERSECTING GABLES , CLIPPED GABLE OR HIPPED ROOF , GABLE CARRIED TO GROUND , GABLE PIERCED WITH RECTANGLE OR ARCHED OPENING , PAIRED OR ...
... STREET , EACH GABLE ON A DIFFERENT PLANE OFTEN HAD : BRICK OR STUCCO CLADDING , STEEPLY PITCHED INTERSECTING GABLES , CLIPPED GABLE OR HIPPED ROOF , GABLE CARRIED TO GROUND , GABLE PIERCED WITH RECTANGLE OR ARCHED OPENING , PAIRED OR ...
Page 231
... street frontage and the other faces a side street or another building . On the other hand , end - to - end orientation produced a co- herent design . The entire building had the appearance of a single - family residence that happened to ...
... street frontage and the other faces a side street or another building . On the other hand , end - to - end orientation produced a co- herent design . The entire building had the appearance of a single - family residence that happened to ...
Contents
Cladding Materials | 15 |
Roofs | 36 |
Towers Steeples Turrets | 56 |
Copyright | |
10 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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