American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... period was the Centennial cele- bration of 1876 in Philadelphia , which led American de- signers , builders , and manufacturers to rediscover qualities present in original colonial construction . Since the period was still a part of the ...
... period was the Centennial cele- bration of 1876 in Philadelphia , which led American de- signers , builders , and manufacturers to rediscover qualities present in original colonial construction . Since the period was still a part of the ...
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... period - the bungalow was known as the California bungalow . Because of the nature of the design and the kind of living which that design suggested , it was appropriate for this form to develop on the west coast . The bungalow plan ...
... period - the bungalow was known as the California bungalow . Because of the nature of the design and the kind of living which that design suggested , it was appropriate for this form to develop on the west coast . The bungalow plan ...
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... period and in the vernacular architectural elements adapted to more modern design . American Vernacular Design 1870-1940 is an illustrated glossary of the architectural elements that were most commonly used between the Civil War and ...
... period and in the vernacular architectural elements adapted to more modern design . American Vernacular Design 1870-1940 is an illustrated glossary of the architectural elements that were most commonly used between the Civil War and ...
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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