American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... throughout the period 1870-1940 and had proof of distribution throughout one or more regions of the United States . The historical basis of each design is not at stake here , but rather the design's active ingredients . In this sense ...
... throughout the period 1870-1940 and had proof of distribution throughout one or more regions of the United States . The historical basis of each design is not at stake here , but rather the design's active ingredients . In this sense ...
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... throughout a struc- ture , and how they were organized to produce a generic design , is the subject of the second section . While most of these build- ings are house types , some attention has been given to com- mercial and public ...
... throughout a struc- ture , and how they were organized to produce a generic design , is the subject of the second section . While most of these build- ings are house types , some attention has been given to com- mercial and public ...
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... throughout its development . Thus the re- sulting American bungalow had plain models with clap- board or shingle cladding intended for vacation areas , and a Swiss chalet model for mountainous regions . It could be rus- tic , or clean ...
... throughout its development . Thus the re- sulting American bungalow had plain models with clap- board or shingle cladding intended for vacation areas , and a Swiss chalet model for mountainous regions . It could be rus- tic , or clean ...
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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