American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... markets and as white pine began to give way to various species of yellow pine brought in from the West and South , the need for standardization became apparent . National standardization of milled work , however , did not VIII.
... markets and as white pine began to give way to various species of yellow pine brought in from the West and South , the need for standardization became apparent . National standardization of milled work , however , did not VIII.
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... give a dramatic finish to a commercial façade . Attached to a wooden substructure , these elements project off the wall plane and terminate the façade's design . Corbels are a form of bracketing produced by extending successive courses ...
... give a dramatic finish to a commercial façade . Attached to a wooden substructure , these elements project off the wall plane and terminate the façade's design . Corbels are a form of bracketing produced by extending successive courses ...
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... give form to the streetscapes on which they are located . While most of these houses have lit- tle that is authentically colonial , there is something prag- matic and aesthetically pleasing about them . SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION , DOUBLE ...
... give form to the streetscapes on which they are located . While most of these houses have lit- tle that is authentically colonial , there is something prag- matic and aesthetically pleasing about them . SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION , DOUBLE ...
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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