American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... entire blocks may consist of double units . The two - family house or duplex is another kind of two - family building whose units usually have similar floor plans ; it is arranged with a dwelling or an apartment on each floor . The ...
... entire blocks may consist of double units . The two - family house or duplex is another kind of two - family building whose units usually have similar floor plans ; it is arranged with a dwelling or an apartment on each floor . The ...
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... entire elevations . The stucco work under the boards is also part of the de- sign ; the stucco may have a special color , and the finish of the top coat - rough or smooth , with or without trowel marks - also con- tributes to the design ...
... entire elevations . The stucco work under the boards is also part of the de- sign ; the stucco may have a special color , and the finish of the top coat - rough or smooth , with or without trowel marks - also con- tributes to the design ...
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... entire rowhouse scheme , the spectator needs to draw back and view an entire block ; then the rhythm of the repeated forms and elements be- comes evident . The rowhouse gains design strength from association with its neighbors ...
... entire rowhouse scheme , the spectator needs to draw back and view an entire block ; then the rhythm of the repeated forms and elements be- comes evident . The rowhouse gains design strength from association with its neighbors ...
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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