American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... blocks . Early in its history , con- crete was looked upon as both util- itarian and decorative . It could be used both ways in the same building - in poured or block foun- dations , with molded blocks for walls or porch piers - and it ...
... blocks . Early in its history , con- crete was looked upon as both util- itarian and decorative . It could be used both ways in the same building - in poured or block foun- dations , with molded blocks for walls or porch piers - and it ...
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... BLOCK FROM THE LAST QUARTER OF THE NINETEENTH century right down to the present , much attention has been paid to the corner commercial building , particularly one marking the edge or the heart of a business district . The ar- caded block ...
... BLOCK FROM THE LAST QUARTER OF THE NINETEENTH century right down to the present , much attention has been paid to the corner commercial building , particularly one marking the edge or the heart of a business district . The ar- caded block ...
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... blocks made distinctions between ground- level and upper level design schemes , owing in part to the location of storefronts within the block , and use of arches or arcades in the design . For example , a corner block might employ an ...
... blocks made distinctions between ground- level and upper level design schemes , owing in part to the location of storefronts within the block , and use of arches or arcades in the design . For example , a corner block might employ an ...
Contents
Cladding Materials | 9 |
Roofs | 36 |
Towers Steeples Turrets | 56 |
Copyright | |
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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 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 PANEL AND GLASS pattern pediment piers pilasters placement planes porch PORCH ROOF porte-cochere portico prairie projecting Queen Anne rails rowhouse rustic SASH SASH WINDOWS shape shingles side elevations sills SOMETIMES space stack STEEPLE STICKWORK stone 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