American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... frame construction with wood cladding are all common . Building mate- rials play a major role in design : that is , the materials are as impor- tant as any other element . School design is quite similar to church ... FRAME Wood - frame 13.
... frame construction with wood cladding are all common . Building mate- rials play a major role in design : that is , the materials are as impor- tant as any other element . School design is quite similar to church ... FRAME Wood - frame 13.
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... frame , also referred to as the Western frame , is a type of frame in which the wall , floor , and roof frames are independently built . For example , each floor is supported by studs that are only one story in height . To provide ...
... frame , also referred to as the Western frame , is a type of frame in which the wall , floor , and roof frames are independently built . For example , each floor is supported by studs that are only one story in height . To provide ...
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... FRAME Wood - frame construction has played a role in overall design , es- pecially light framing , which per- mitted the use of a wide variety of cladding materials . The light frame also provided opportunity for adding to or taking ...
... FRAME Wood - frame construction has played a role in overall design , es- pecially light framing , which per- mitted the use of a wide variety of cladding materials . The light frame also provided opportunity for adding to or taking ...
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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