American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 11
... proportion of window to wall increases dramatically in factories . Piers become more ob- vious on the elevations , and walls rely on window type , shape , and size as organizing elements . Mill design is the most varied of these ...
... proportion of window to wall increases dramatically in factories . Piers become more ob- vious on the elevations , and walls rely on window type , shape , and size as organizing elements . Mill design is the most varied of these ...
Page 107
... proportion - in the illustration , about half - of the width of the façade . Steps are often under the cutaway , so that the porch is con- tained within the plane of the façade . The depth too is propor- tional , averaging less than ...
... proportion - in the illustration , about half - of the width of the façade . Steps are often under the cutaway , so that the porch is con- tained within the plane of the façade . The depth too is propor- tional , averaging less than ...
Page 225
... BROAD HORIZONTAL LINES OFTEN HAD : LOW PITCHED GABLE ROOFS , OVERHANGING EAVES , GREAT PROPORTION WALL ( COTTAGE , PAIRED , TRIPLE WINDOWS ) , LARGE DEEP PORCH ON 2 SIDES CLIPPED GABLE END - WALL CHIMNEY GABLE LAVER FIXED WINDOW 225.
... BROAD HORIZONTAL LINES OFTEN HAD : LOW PITCHED GABLE ROOFS , OVERHANGING EAVES , GREAT PROPORTION WALL ( COTTAGE , PAIRED , TRIPLE WINDOWS ) , LARGE DEEP PORCH ON 2 SIDES CLIPPED GABLE END - WALL CHIMNEY GABLE LAVER FIXED WINDOW 225.
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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