American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 42
... flat or shal- low gable roof . In vernacular design a flat roof is rarely lit- erally flat ; rather , it carries a slight pitch to aid in draining the roof surface . The lean - to , shed , and half - span roofs have a single pitch that ...
... flat or shal- low gable roof . In vernacular design a flat roof is rarely lit- erally flat ; rather , it carries a slight pitch to aid in draining the roof surface . The lean - to , shed , and half - span roofs have a single pitch that ...
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... FLAT ROOF OR VERY LOW GABLE ROOF , FLAT OR SEGMENTAL LINTELS , 1 / MAJOR WINDOW PATTERN SOMETIMES : CORNICE DETAILING , CORBELING , SINGLE COTTAGE WINDOW ON GROUND LEVEL , DORMER ON ROOF TYPICAL FACADE FLAT - FRONT ROWHOUSE THE FLAT ...
... FLAT ROOF OR VERY LOW GABLE ROOF , FLAT OR SEGMENTAL LINTELS , 1 / MAJOR WINDOW PATTERN SOMETIMES : CORNICE DETAILING , CORBELING , SINGLE COTTAGE WINDOW ON GROUND LEVEL , DORMER ON ROOF TYPICAL FACADE FLAT - FRONT ROWHOUSE THE FLAT ...
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... flat , apartment , 234 , 235 , 237 flat arch , 160 , 161 flat dormer , 70 , 71 flat roof , 42 , 43 , 230 , 232-40 , 242 , 244 , 246 , 249 Flemish bond , 22 , 23 fleur - de - lis , 175 , 176 floral and plant forms , 172-75 floral motif ...
... flat , apartment , 234 , 235 , 237 flat arch , 160 , 161 flat dormer , 70 , 71 flat roof , 42 , 43 , 230 , 232-40 , 242 , 244 , 246 , 249 Flemish bond , 22 , 23 fleur - de - lis , 175 , 176 floral and plant forms , 172-75 floral motif ...
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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 PARAPET pattern pediment piers pilasters placement planes porch porch roof PORTE-COCHERE portico prairie projecting rails rowhouse rustic SASH SASH WINDOWS shape shingles side elevations sills SOMETIMES space stack STEEPLE STICKWORK stone stretchers 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