American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 198
... STORIES , 3 - BAY ORGANIZATION CLADDING : BRICK ROOF : HIP WITH FLAT OR LOW PITCHED HIP ROOF , SOMETIMES A CUPOLA OR BELVEDERE , LARGE BRACKETS ( OFTEN PAIRED ) HIDE EAVES CHIMNEYS : 1 OR 2 END - WALL OR INTERIOR PORMERS : HONE THE ...
... STORIES , 3 - BAY ORGANIZATION CLADDING : BRICK ROOF : HIP WITH FLAT OR LOW PITCHED HIP ROOF , SOMETIMES A CUPOLA OR BELVEDERE , LARGE BRACKETS ( OFTEN PAIRED ) HIDE EAVES CHIMNEYS : 1 OR 2 END - WALL OR INTERIOR PORMERS : HONE THE ...
Page 208
... stories and shingled upper stories were common . Clapboards contributed horizontal lines in the design . The cornice line and belt or string courses be- tween floors also pulled the house away from the compac- tion implied by the roof ...
... stories and shingled upper stories were common . Clapboards contributed horizontal lines in the design . The cornice line and belt or string courses be- tween floors also pulled the house away from the compac- tion implied by the roof ...
Page 240
... stories , but their plans were quite similar . Two- and three - story structures had ground - level store facili- ties , with storage or an apartment living space on the sec- ond or third floor . Access was from the street through a sep ...
... stories , but their plans were quite similar . Two- and three - story structures had ground - level store facili- ties , with storage or an apartment living space on the sec- ond or third floor . Access was from the street through a sep ...
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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