American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... units . The two - family house or duplex is another kind of two - family building whose units usually have similar floor plans ; it is arranged with a dwelling or an apartment on each floor . The upper level has either an exterior or ...
... units . The two - family house or duplex is another kind of two - family building whose units usually have similar floor plans ; it is arranged with a dwelling or an apartment on each floor . The upper level has either an exterior or ...
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... units are accessed through a central hall . Units are stacked over one another and usually repeat a basic floor plan , although occasionally there are differences in room arrangement and size between the apartments that face the street ...
... units are accessed through a central hall . Units are stacked over one another and usually repeat a basic floor plan , although occasionally there are differences in room arrangement and size between the apartments that face the street ...
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... UNITS SEPARATED VERTICALLY CHARACTERISTICS UNITS SEPARATED VERTICALLY ( SIDE BY SIDE ) , SIDE HALL PLAN OFTEN HAD : BRICK CLADDING , MULTIPLE ROOF FORMS . GABLE ORNAMENT , SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION , 1/1 DOUBLE - HUNG WINDOWS , TURNED ...
... UNITS SEPARATED VERTICALLY CHARACTERISTICS UNITS SEPARATED VERTICALLY ( SIDE BY SIDE ) , SIDE HALL PLAN OFTEN HAD : BRICK CLADDING , MULTIPLE ROOF FORMS . GABLE ORNAMENT , SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION , 1/1 DOUBLE - HUNG WINDOWS , TURNED ...
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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