American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... church design , except that vernac- ular schools are larger than churches . Floor plans arrange one to four rooms on a single floor , with symmetrical window place- ment and a gesture toward the ver- tical . Whereas the church spire may ...
... church design , except that vernac- ular schools are larger than churches . Floor plans arrange one to four rooms on a single floor , with symmetrical window place- ment and a gesture toward the ver- tical . Whereas the church spire may ...
Page 249
... CHURCH : STEEPLED ELL . CHURCH. STEPPED PARAPET WITH A CAF DIAMONDWORK , FRIEZE . TRANSOM BRICK PIER DISPLAY WINDOW WITH THIN MULLION TYPICAL PAÇADE . MODERN BROAD - FRONT COMMERCIAL BUILDING PROTOTYPES DID NOT change basic organization ...
... CHURCH : STEEPLED ELL . CHURCH. STEPPED PARAPET WITH A CAF DIAMONDWORK , FRIEZE . TRANSOM BRICK PIER DISPLAY WINDOW WITH THIN MULLION TYPICAL PAÇADE . MODERN BROAD - FRONT COMMERCIAL BUILDING PROTOTYPES DID NOT change basic organization ...
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... CHURCH - THE MOST ELABO- rate of all - seeks to enhance the west wall . The towers dom- inate the whole scheme , but towers and wall are integrated through proportional vertical and horizontal elements . For example , the width of the ...
... CHURCH - THE MOST ELABO- rate of all - seeks to enhance the west wall . The towers dom- inate the whole scheme , but towers and wall are integrated through proportional vertical and horizontal elements . For example , the width of the ...
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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