American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... appear near the top of a wall but below the cornice . In vernacular building , a frieze may be part of the ornamentation , in that it may have a decorated face or support other decoration . A bed molding is used where the eaves of a ...
... appear near the top of a wall but below the cornice . In vernacular building , a frieze may be part of the ornamentation , in that it may have a decorated face or support other decoration . A bed molding is used where the eaves of a ...
Page 113
... appear to be dependencies . But two - story porches or single - story ones that carry horizontal lines from the façade , including the foundation window lines - look like sections of the main house . When an end - wall porch is the ...
... appear to be dependencies . But two - story porches or single - story ones that carry horizontal lines from the façade , including the foundation window lines - look like sections of the main house . When an end - wall porch is the ...
Page 189
... appear on façades and side eleva- tions . The side - hall plan that had been traditional some- times gave way to a centered entrance with a vestibule or hall . Overall , the suburban became sumptuous , a large , sometimes cubical ...
... appear on façades and side eleva- tions . The side - hall plan that had been traditional some- times gave way to a centered entrance with a vestibule or hall . Overall , the suburban became sumptuous , a large , sometimes cubical ...
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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 FAÇADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood