American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... circle top or segmented top may have a circle - top or seg- mental lintel above the window , or a peak head may have a triangular lintel and a wide peaked casing to reinforce its shape . The repeated form also strengthens the rhythm ...
... circle top or segmented top may have a circle - top or seg- mental lintel above the window , or a peak head may have a triangular lintel and a wide peaked casing to reinforce its shape . The repeated form also strengthens the rhythm ...
Page 95
... circle , quarter - circle , elliptic , and oval have been used exten- sively in colonial treatments , but all these shapes have been used on most house types . CIRCLE OCTAGON CIRCLE TOP ( WITH LOUVER ) HALF - CIRCLE QUARTER - CIRCLE ...
... circle , quarter - circle , elliptic , and oval have been used exten- sively in colonial treatments , but all these shapes have been used on most house types . CIRCLE OCTAGON CIRCLE TOP ( WITH LOUVER ) HALF - CIRCLE QUARTER - CIRCLE ...
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... circle - shaped , 95 , 251 circle - top , 92 , 93 , 95 , 199 , 207 clearstory , 86 , 87 , 149 , 249 colonial , 93 , 102 , 103 , 190-92 , 200 , 210 colored glass , 98 , 99 , 246 commercial , 88 , 92 , 104 , 105 corner , 82 , 83 cottage ...
... circle - shaped , 95 , 251 circle - top , 92 , 93 , 95 , 199 , 207 clearstory , 86 , 87 , 149 , 249 colonial , 93 , 102 , 103 , 190-92 , 200 , 210 colored glass , 98 , 99 , 246 commercial , 88 , 92 , 104 , 105 corner , 82 , 83 cottage ...
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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