American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... usually have front and back yard space . They have been built in multiples , so that entire blocks may consist of double units . The two - family house or duplex is another kind of two - family building whose units usually have similar ...
... usually have front and back yard space . They have been built in multiples , so that entire blocks may consist of double units . The two - family house or duplex is another kind of two - family building whose units usually have similar ...
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... usually composed of three or more apart- ments , usually having common access , service systems , and use of land . Most multifamily buildings consist of rented liv- ing space in which families or individuals may live inde- pendent of ...
... usually composed of three or more apart- ments , usually having common access , service systems , and use of land . Most multifamily buildings consist of rented liv- ing space in which families or individuals may live inde- pendent of ...
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... usually reflect the style of the building . Pedestals are usually rectangular in section ; many are bat- tered so that the top is smaller than the bottom . Pedestals in wood may be ornamented with moldings and inset panels . Most often ...
... usually reflect the style of the building . Pedestals are usually rectangular in section ; many are bat- tered so that the top is smaller than the bottom . Pedestals in wood may be ornamented with moldings and inset panels . Most often ...
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