American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... covering their exterior brick walls with white porcelain enamel sheets . Glass cladding such as Vitrolite was also used during this same period . Vitrolite panels and spandrels were brittle , opaque sheets that were more expensive than ...
... covering their exterior brick walls with white porcelain enamel sheets . Glass cladding such as Vitrolite was also used during this same period . Vitrolite panels and spandrels were brittle , opaque sheets that were more expensive than ...
Page 48
... covered , the 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 ...
... covered , the 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 ...
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... covering the two front rooms , and the second roof perpendicular to the street , covering the remaining rooms . Whatever the motif , the façade had an entrance ped- iment . In some cases the porch was small and served the en- trance ...
... covering the two front rooms , and the second roof perpendicular to the street , covering the remaining rooms . Whatever the motif , the façade had an entrance ped- iment . In some cases the porch was small and served the en- trance ...
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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