American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 195
... elevations . The hipped cottage often served as an anchor for the de- velopment of neighborhoods . It was both ... ELEVATION PORCH : EXTENDS ACROSS ENTIRE FAÇADE , OPEN RAIL WITH VERTICAL BALUSTERS COLUMNS : DORIC OR IONIC ENTRANCE ...
... elevations . The hipped cottage often served as an anchor for the de- velopment of neighborhoods . It was both ... ELEVATION PORCH : EXTENDS ACROSS ENTIRE FAÇADE , OPEN RAIL WITH VERTICAL BALUSTERS COLUMNS : DORIC OR IONIC ENTRANCE ...
Page 208
... ELEVATIONS TYPICAL BACADE GAMBREL COTTAGE THE GAMBREL ROOF HAS CONTRIBUTED A COTTAGE to the history of the vernacular house . Because of the shape and pitches of both sections of the roof , the gambrel encloses a great deal of second ...
... ELEVATIONS TYPICAL BACADE GAMBREL COTTAGE THE GAMBREL ROOF HAS CONTRIBUTED A COTTAGE to the history of the vernacular house . Because of the shape and pitches of both sections of the roof , the gambrel encloses a great deal of second ...
Page 242
... elevations . It was rarely uniform in size , for one elevation was often larger than the other , and one might have been designed somewhat differ- ently from the other . As a corner property , the arcaded busi- ness block had a rich ...
... elevations . It was rarely uniform in size , for one elevation was often larger than the other , and one might have been designed somewhat differ- ently from the other . As a corner property , the arcaded busi- ness block had a rich ...
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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