American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... upper levels . Movie theaters changed design motifs in the course of time , but most designs focused only on the façade , and most façades were de- signed to accent the vertical : the walls were built skyward from the corners toward the ...
... upper levels . Movie theaters changed design motifs in the course of time , but most designs focused only on the façade , and most façades were de- signed to accent the vertical : the walls were built skyward from the corners toward the ...
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... upper and may incorporate dormers . Mansard pro- files are also susceptible to alteration . Popular shapes in- clude extending the sides into a very steep pitch that is al- most straight , and curving the sides into a convex or concave ...
... upper and may incorporate dormers . Mansard pro- files are also susceptible to alteration . Popular shapes in- clude extending the sides into a very steep pitch that is al- most straight , and curving the sides into a convex or concave ...
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... upper portion . The roof slopes on both sides of a gambrel have two different pitches , and specific roof designs depend on the re- lationship between the upper and lower roofs . In the New England type , the upper slopes are steeper ...
... upper portion . The roof slopes on both sides of a gambrel have two different pitches , and specific roof designs depend on the re- lationship between the upper and lower roofs . In the New England type , the upper slopes are steeper ...
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