American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... equal height on each course . In some ashlar walls , the various blocks have been arranged according to height , and there may be a progression from larger to small sizes from bottom to top . Rock - faced ashlar employs stones with ...
... equal height on each course . In some ashlar walls , the various blocks have been arranged according to height , and there may be a progression from larger to small sizes from bottom to top . Rock - faced ashlar employs stones with ...
Page 39
... Equal - sided hip roofs may produce a cubical build- ing , and many hip roofs stimulate symmetrical designs . Buildings with flared eaves may also flare the walls , so that the profiles rein- force one another . Hip - roof build- ings ...
... Equal - sided hip roofs may produce a cubical build- ing , and many hip roofs stimulate symmetrical designs . Buildings with flared eaves may also flare the walls , so that the profiles rein- force one another . Hip - roof build- ings ...
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... equal bays , and the entire structure is topped off with a series of moldings and fascia culminating in the bracketed sign band . The heavy use of ornament on the upper level and the elaborate cornice were to convince the owner that the ...
... equal bays , and the entire structure is topped off with a series of moldings and fascia culminating in the bracketed sign band . The heavy use of ornament on the upper level and the elaborate cornice were to convince the owner that the ...
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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