American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... given to com- mercial and public buildings . Only building types for which enough information existed to make a case have been in- cluded . Individual structures and categories of buildings , such as resort or vacation buildings or ...
... given to com- mercial and public buildings . Only building types for which enough information existed to make a case have been in- cluded . Individual structures and categories of buildings , such as resort or vacation buildings or ...
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... given in the handbook . This is because the industrial housing manufacturers , whether selling individual houses or entire towns , designed within the given vernacular tradition . AUDIENCE This handbook was written with several groups ...
... given in the handbook . This is because the industrial housing manufacturers , whether selling individual houses or entire towns , designed within the given vernacular tradition . AUDIENCE This handbook was written with several groups ...
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... given a variety of head portions in order to expand their usage . Some designs tried to relate to specific styles , while others were created for use as accent windows . Pointed or Gothic shapes were especially designed for use in ...
... given a variety of head portions in order to expand their usage . Some designs tried to relate to specific styles , while others were created for use as accent windows . Pointed or Gothic shapes were especially designed for use in ...
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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