American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... planes but also the roof planes and the planes of any secondary elements such as dormers , back or side porches , and porte - cocheres . In a well - designed house , all these shapes will fit into a cohesive form . Windows , doors , and ...
... planes but also the roof planes and the planes of any secondary elements such as dormers , back or side porches , and porte - cocheres . In a well - designed house , all these shapes will fit into a cohesive form . Windows , doors , and ...
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... planes . The shell of the bungalow was not always boxlike : the juncture of the porch with the main body produced a ... plane . Ornamental variations include changes in gable mo- tifs , window placement , and materials . This flexible ...
... planes . The shell of the bungalow was not always boxlike : the juncture of the porch with the main body produced a ... plane . Ornamental variations include changes in gable mo- tifs , window placement , and materials . This flexible ...
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... PLANE OFTEN HAD : BRICK OR STUCCO CLADDING , STEEPLY PITCHED INTERSECTING GABLES , CLIPPED GABLE OR HIPPED ROOF ... planes suggested by low gables were filled in , so solid walls were tied to the gables . The open gable gave way to mass ...
... PLANE OFTEN HAD : BRICK OR STUCCO CLADDING , STEEPLY PITCHED INTERSECTING GABLES , CLIPPED GABLE OR HIPPED ROOF ... planes suggested by low gables were filled in , so solid walls were tied to the gables . The open gable gave way to mass ...
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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