American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 26
... 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 natural ...
... 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 natural ...
Page 107
... height aligns with the ceiling height of the interior , and the depth of the porch is influ- enced by the flow of interior space . Designs that emphasize continu- ous space tend toward deeper porches with windows and porch open space ...
... height aligns with the ceiling height of the interior , and the depth of the porch is influ- enced by the flow of interior space . Designs that emphasize continu- ous space tend toward deeper porches with windows and porch open space ...
Page 119
... height as the porch rail or at CLAP the same height as the first - floor BOARD window sill . PIER BRICK BASE Some pedestal and pier forms are associated with particular styles . For example , the battered pedestal and pier were used ...
... height as the porch rail or at CLAP the same height as the first - floor BOARD window sill . PIER BRICK BASE Some pedestal and pier forms are associated with particular styles . For example , the battered pedestal and pier were used ...
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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