American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 107
... projecting porch seems to derive from the portico , which may account for the formality - even the classical nature - of these porches . Porch fronts are usually divided into bays organized by col- umns or posts that carry a full or ...
... projecting porch seems to derive from the portico , which may account for the formality - even the classical nature - of these porches . Porch fronts are usually divided into bays organized by col- umns or posts that carry a full or ...
Page 109
... PROJECTING VESTIBULE 田田目 PLAN PLAN SMALL ENTRY PORCH A projecting vestibule is not a large design element , but it can reinforce other elements . In the il- lustration , the gable roof line has been repeated in the vestibule roof ...
... PROJECTING VESTIBULE 田田目 PLAN PLAN SMALL ENTRY PORCH A projecting vestibule is not a large design element , but it can reinforce other elements . In the il- lustration , the gable roof line has been repeated in the vestibule roof ...
Page 192
... PROJECTING VESTIBULE OR STOOP , COLONIAL MOTIFS ON ENTRANCE , SOMETIMES SHUTTERS TYPICAL FAÇADE CAPE COD COTTAGE THE CAPE COD HOUSE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS a unique vernacular type for almost 200 years but was not adopted by the ...
... PROJECTING VESTIBULE OR STOOP , COLONIAL MOTIFS ON ENTRANCE , SOMETIMES SHUTTERS TYPICAL FAÇADE CAPE COD COTTAGE THE CAPE COD HOUSE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS a unique vernacular type for almost 200 years but was not adopted by the ...
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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