American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... triangles called the hipped ends . The hips them- selves are the intersections of the slopes at the corners . Oc- casionally the ridge of the hip roof may be flattened to form a deck . In some treatments the deck may support a wood ...
... triangles called the hipped ends . The hips them- selves are the intersections of the slopes at the corners . Oc- casionally the ridge of the hip roof may be flattened to form a deck . In some treatments the deck may support a wood ...
Page 77
... triangle - or an open face . In either case the triangle may be subdivided or covered by stacks , shingles , or stucco , either individually or in combination . In most stickwork treatments the lin- ear quality of the sticks is exploit ...
... triangle - or an open face . In either case the triangle may be subdivided or covered by stacks , shingles , or stucco , either individually or in combination . In most stickwork treatments the lin- ear quality of the sticks is exploit ...
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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