American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 59
... serve as a special punctuation mark , the last comment on a style - for ex- ample , a lantern with small paned windows on a building with colon- ial motifs . Or they may serve as a final statement in an assortment of stylistic gestures ...
... serve as a special punctuation mark , the last comment on a style - for ex- ample , a lantern with small paned windows on a building with colon- ial motifs . Or they may serve as a final statement in an assortment of stylistic gestures ...
Page 134
... serve as both windows and doors and may be found opening onto special porches and outside spa- ces , or serving as entrances to special rooms such as dens , libraries , and dining rooms . Double doors are used in residential and ...
... serve as both windows and doors and may be found opening onto special porches and outside spa- ces , or serving as entrances to special rooms such as dens , libraries , and dining rooms . Double doors are used in residential and ...
Page 191
... serving fireplaces and central heating furnaces . As in the Georgian type , ver- tical alignment of windows , symmetrical fenestration on all elevations , cross - ventilation , and flow - through space were important design elements in ...
... serving fireplaces and central heating furnaces . As in the Georgian type , ver- tical alignment of windows , symmetrical fenestration on all elevations , cross - ventilation , and flow - through space were important design elements in ...
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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