American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... vertical position . The sailor is also vertical but has its wide face exposed . The typical use of brick in vernacular design is as a ve- neer of single courses over a wood frame . Solid brick walls , built to carry wall and roof weight ...
... vertical position . The sailor is also vertical but has its wide face exposed . The typical use of brick in vernacular design is as a ve- neer of single courses over a wood frame . Solid brick walls , built to carry wall and roof weight ...
Page 100
... vertical accents . Glazing design was especially effective , in that the muntins or glazing bars took on a very linear quality . Muntins di- vided glass into vertical elements , and sash division oc- curred not only at the usual locking ...
... vertical accents . Glazing design was especially effective , in that the muntins or glazing bars took on a very linear quality . Muntins di- vided glass into vertical elements , and sash division oc- curred not only at the usual locking ...
Page 195
... vertical accents derive from the chimney , corner- boards , porch columns , and vertical window alignments on some elevations . The hipped cottage often served as an anchor for the de- velopment of neighborhoods . It was both historic ...
... vertical accents derive from the chimney , corner- boards , porch columns , and vertical window alignments on some elevations . The hipped cottage often served as an anchor for the de- velopment of neighborhoods . It was both historic ...
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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