American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 96
... sills underline the same openings . Both elements have similar functions , in that they can throw off water . Lintels built to throw off wa- ter are called dripstones , hoodmolds , or weather molds . Spe- cial sills include the slip sill ...
... sills underline the same openings . Both elements have similar functions , in that they can throw off water . Lintels built to throw off wa- ter are called dripstones , hoodmolds , or weather molds . Spe- cial sills include the slip sill ...
Page 97
... sills accent window treatments and punctuate fenestra- tion . The shape of a lintel may contrast with or reinforce ... SILL CONTINUOUS SILL FIXED GLASS BLOCK WINDOW STEEL WOOD CASEMENT SASH FIXED COTTAGE 97.
... sills accent window treatments and punctuate fenestra- tion . The shape of a lintel may contrast with or reinforce ... SILL CONTINUOUS SILL FIXED GLASS BLOCK WINDOW STEEL WOOD CASEMENT SASH FIXED COTTAGE 97.
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... SILL TRANSOM CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES , 2 - OR 3 - BAY ORGANIZATION , NARROW , BRICK OFTEN HAD : FLAT ROOF OR VERY LOW ... sills were often a high - contrast color such as white . By the twentieth century there were brick rowhouses with ...
... SILL TRANSOM CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES , 2 - OR 3 - BAY ORGANIZATION , NARROW , BRICK OFTEN HAD : FLAT ROOF OR VERY LOW ... sills were often a high - contrast color such as white . By the twentieth century there were brick rowhouses with ...
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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