American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... materials are rarely finished flat , so that the rough texture helps to bind the wall visually and mask the irregularities that occur in trow- eling or spraying the material . Both materials rely on color , which is embedded in the ...
... materials are rarely finished flat , so that the rough texture helps to bind the wall visually and mask the irregularities that occur in trow- eling or spraying the material . Both materials rely on color , which is embedded in the ...
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An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. CLADDING MATERIALS : CONCRETE CONCRETE HAS BEEN A POPULAR VERNACULAR building material for over a hundred years . Its use has ex- panded greatly during that same time period ...
An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. CLADDING MATERIALS : CONCRETE CONCRETE HAS BEEN A POPULAR VERNACULAR building material for over a hundred years . Its use has ex- panded greatly during that same time period ...
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... material during the 1930s . The glasslike surface was easy to clean , withstood wear well , and created an image of modernity . Companies such as the White Tower restaurant group changed their corporate image forever when they be- gan ...
... material during the 1930s . The glasslike surface was easy to clean , withstood wear well , and created an image of modernity . Companies such as the White Tower restaurant group changed their corporate image forever when they be- gan ...
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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