American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 56
... describe the whole structure from the ground level up . In either case sections of the steeple - from the tower to the lantern and the spire - usually diminish in size from bottom to top . A turret is a small tower most likely engaged ...
... describe the whole structure from the ground level up . In either case sections of the steeple - from the tower to the lantern and the spire - usually diminish in size from bottom to top . A turret is a small tower most likely engaged ...
Page 58
... describe the timber frame to which the bells are attached . Cupolas are terminal structures , from square to round in plan , rising above a main roof . A cupola's roof is a small , hollow dome with a small base , often set on the ridge ...
... describe the timber frame to which the bells are attached . Cupolas are terminal structures , from square to round in plan , rising above a main roof . A cupola's roof is a small , hollow dome with a small base , often set on the ridge ...
Page 97
... describe this kind of arrangement , one might assign a label - a for the plain and b for the segmental . If an elevation has five windows beginning and ending with a plain lintel , the rhythm for that elevation would read a ba ba ...
... describe this kind of arrangement , one might assign a label - a for the plain and b for the segmental . If an elevation has five windows beginning and ending with a plain lintel , the rhythm for that elevation would read a ba ba ...
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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