American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... divided into two sections . The first is an inventory of components organized logically , following a procedure that can be used to analyze any vernacular building - building type , structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements ...
... divided into two sections . The first is an inventory of components organized logically , following a procedure that can be used to analyze any vernacular building - building type , structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements ...
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... divided into a large panel with two lights on the second story and a five - part composition on the first : en- trance , three - sided bay window capped by a three - sided bal- ustrade , and entrance . Overall , the façade has a ...
... divided into a large panel with two lights on the second story and a five - part composition on the first : en- trance , three - sided bay window capped by a three - sided bal- ustrade , and entrance . Overall , the façade has a ...
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... divided horizontally , 228 , 229 , 234 units divided vertically , 230 , 231 plank door , 144 , 145 plant form , 172 , 173 plinth , 119 , 152 , 153 platform frame , 14 , 15 pointed arch , 160 , 161 pointed - head door , 144 , 145 pointed ...
... divided horizontally , 228 , 229 , 234 units divided vertically , 230 , 231 plank door , 144 , 145 plant form , 172 , 173 plinth , 119 , 152 , 153 platform frame , 14 , 15 pointed arch , 160 , 161 pointed - head door , 144 , 145 pointed ...
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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