American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... say , the Van Zant Block . Such buildings were built in central business districts and featured combinations of shops , offices , and apart- ments . The corner block was a visual and financial anchor for many business districts . It ...
... say , the Van Zant Block . Such buildings were built in central business districts and featured combinations of shops , offices , and apart- ments . The corner block was a visual and financial anchor for many business districts . It ...
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... say , into assembly lines - sometimes determines the shape and size of the building . A mill is a special kind of industrial building . Originally , mills chiefly ground grains for flour or oil . As textile and wood products developed ...
... say , into assembly lines - sometimes determines the shape and size of the building . A mill is a special kind of industrial building . Originally , mills chiefly ground grains for flour or oil . As textile and wood products developed ...
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... say , plain and segmental - have been used to create an integrated system of or- nament . To describe this kind of arrangement , one might assign a label - a for the plain and b for the segmental . If an elevation has five windows ...
... say , plain and segmental - have been used to create an integrated system of or- nament . To describe this kind of arrangement , one might assign a label - a for the plain and b for the segmental . If an elevation has five windows ...
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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