American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... building - building type , structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements , win- dows , porch and entrance systems , elements of walls , and ornamentation . Each of the illustrated elements has been de- fined on the left - hand side ...
... building - building type , structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements , win- dows , porch and entrance systems , elements of walls , and ornamentation . Each of the illustrated elements has been de- fined on the left - hand side ...
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... buildings in their sales area . As advocates for good design , we encourage the use of referring to design values in assessing the significance of a building . As academics we have also directed the book toward those inter- ested in the ...
... buildings in their sales area . As advocates for good design , we encourage the use of referring to design values in assessing the significance of a building . As academics we have also directed the book toward those inter- ested in the ...
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... building was both a neighbor- hood and a central business district building , although in the business districts it was frequently built on a side street . The broad - front embraced two stores or one wide store within one span . Steel ...
... building was both a neighbor- hood and a central business district building , although in the business districts it was frequently built on a side street . The broad - front embraced two stores or one wide store within one span . Steel ...
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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