American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... cornice is closed ; conversely , open rafters denote an open cornice . A fascia board is used primarily as a cover for the ends of the rafters . Gutters are attached to fascia . Friezes may be horizontal boards or bands of brick or ...
... cornice is closed ; conversely , open rafters denote an open cornice . A fascia board is used primarily as a cover for the ends of the rafters . Gutters are attached to fascia . Friezes may be horizontal boards or bands of brick or ...
Page 232
... CORNICE DETAILING , CORBELING , SINGLE COTTAGE WINDOW ON GROUND LEVEL , DORMER ON ROOF TYPICAL FACADE FLAT - FRONT ... cornice , lintel , and sill lines - and the water table , if any - were opportunities for horizontal alignment . The ...
... CORNICE DETAILING , CORBELING , SINGLE COTTAGE WINDOW ON GROUND LEVEL , DORMER ON ROOF TYPICAL FACADE FLAT - FRONT ... cornice , lintel , and sill lines - and the water table , if any - were opportunities for horizontal alignment . The ...
Page 238
... cornice . All metal pieces were painted to pre- vent rust . The iron - front shown represents a page from the Mesker & Brothers catalog of 1881. While more fanciful than what most builders or owners chose to buy , the work illustrates ...
... cornice . All metal pieces were painted to pre- vent rust . The iron - front shown represents a page from the Mesker & Brothers catalog of 1881. While more fanciful than what most builders or owners chose to buy , the work illustrates ...
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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