American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... length is neither practical nor aesthetically pleasing . Intersecting gables allow for more interior space planning and the massing of large design elements . PARAPET INTERSECTING GABLE OR CROSS GABLE HIP HIP WITH FLAT OR DECK HIP WITH ...
... length is neither practical nor aesthetically pleasing . Intersecting gables allow for more interior space planning and the massing of large design elements . PARAPET INTERSECTING GABLE OR CROSS GABLE HIP HIP WITH FLAT OR DECK HIP WITH ...
Page 134
... length . French doors are hung in pairs hinged at the jambs . These doors serve as both windows and doors and may be found opening onto special porches and outside spa- ces , or serving as entrances to special rooms such as dens ...
... length . French doors are hung in pairs hinged at the jambs . These doors serve as both windows and doors and may be found opening onto special porches and outside spa- ces , or serving as entrances to special rooms such as dens ...
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... length . In vernacular design , it was the most popular store- front for the longest time . Such buildings varied in height from one to three stories , but their plans were quite similar . Two- and three - story structures had ground ...
... length . In vernacular design , it was the most popular store- front for the longest time . Such buildings varied in height from one to three stories , but their plans were quite similar . Two- and three - story structures had ground ...
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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