American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 48
... Rafters , the boards to which their ends are attached , and the boards that support rafters , are generic elements in a roof . The common rafter extends from the eave to the ridge board . Purlins are horizontal pieces of timber laid ...
... Rafters , the boards to which their ends are attached , and the boards that support rafters , are generic elements in a roof . The common rafter extends from the eave to the ridge board . Purlins are horizontal pieces of timber laid ...
Page 78
... rafters , the kingpost echoes the central upright piece of the triangular truss against which the rafters abut . Tumbled brick is a special pattern of coursing that gives the brickwork a tumbled , tossed , or cascading appearance ...
... rafters , the kingpost echoes the central upright piece of the triangular truss against which the rafters abut . Tumbled brick is a special pattern of coursing that gives the brickwork a tumbled , tossed , or cascading appearance ...
Page 216
... RAFTERS OR PURLINS , TIM WIDE PROJJECTING ARGE EAVES , HEAVY BARGE- BOARD SUPPORTED BY BRACKETS TYPICAL FACADE BUNGALOW THE BUNGALOW IS A UNIQUE HOUSE TYPE THAT borrowed house forms from other cultures and invested in American ...
... RAFTERS OR PURLINS , TIM WIDE PROJJECTING ARGE EAVES , HEAVY BARGE- BOARD SUPPORTED BY BRACKETS TYPICAL FACADE BUNGALOW THE BUNGALOW IS A UNIQUE HOUSE TYPE THAT borrowed house forms from other cultures and invested in American ...
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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