American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... face the street , which are larger , and those that face the back of the lot , which may face an alley . BUILDING TYPES : RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TYPES : COMMERCIAL A STORE 4.
... face the street , which are larger , and those that face the back of the lot , which may face an alley . BUILDING TYPES : RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TYPES : COMMERCIAL A STORE 4.
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... face of the wall . Sold- ier bricks stand on end with an edge to the front . Shiner courses are laid lengthwise with the wide face of the units exposed . A rowlock is a brick - on - edge course with the end of the bricks showing on the face ...
... face of the wall . Sold- ier bricks stand on end with an edge to the front . Shiner courses are laid lengthwise with the wide face of the units exposed . A rowlock is a brick - on - edge course with the end of the bricks showing on the face ...
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... FACE COBBLESTONE FACE PRESSED BRICK FACE . CKNAMENTAL SCROLL FACE BUSHYAMMER FACE WITH TOLED EDGE ORNAMENTAL WREATH FACE BROKEN ASHLAR FACE Although concrete has taken a back seat to other design mate- rials , it has served as a less ...
... FACE COBBLESTONE FACE PRESSED BRICK FACE . CKNAMENTAL SCROLL FACE BUSHYAMMER FACE WITH TOLED EDGE ORNAMENTAL WREATH FACE BROKEN ASHLAR FACE Although concrete has taken a back seat to other design mate- rials , it has served as a less ...
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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 courses decorative dentils design elements door DORMER eaves 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 metal 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