American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... appears on the façade . Historical buildings were especially thought of as having four sides . Thus elevations relate to one another , and floor plan , fenes- tration , and the like may have con- tinuous effects from one side of a ...
... appears on the façade . Historical buildings were especially thought of as having four sides . Thus elevations relate to one another , and floor plan , fenes- tration , and the like may have con- tinuous effects from one side of a ...
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... appears to be a miniature version of the house proper . Clipped gables on main roofs or dormers have been part of the vocabulary of rustic treatments that some cottages and bungalows , such as the English styles , have used with great ...
... appears to be a miniature version of the house proper . Clipped gables on main roofs or dormers have been part of the vocabulary of rustic treatments that some cottages and bungalows , such as the English styles , have used with great ...
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... appears on some plans . Nevertheless , most of the interior spaces are open plan in organization . Special exterior features of the airplane include thick , bat- tered piers and porch columns , exposed purlins and rafters , and ...
... appears on some plans . Nevertheless , most of the interior spaces are open plan in organization . Special exterior features of the airplane include thick , bat- tered piers and porch columns , exposed purlins and rafters , and ...
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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