American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... common multiple of the single - family unit is the semidetached house that shares a common wall with another house . These buildings are usually of frame con- struction , with variety in cladding and with floor plans that mirror each ...
... common multiple of the single - family unit is the semidetached house that shares a common wall with another house . These buildings are usually of frame con- struction , with variety in cladding and with floor plans that mirror each ...
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... common to the industrial ver- nacular system . Stations were often designed and built in bays , so they could be adjusted to fit a town of any size . Most were domestic in scale , with low roofs and common cladding . Stylistically ...
... common to the industrial ver- nacular system . Stations were often designed and built in bays , so they could be adjusted to fit a town of any size . Most were domestic in scale , with low roofs and common cladding . Stylistically ...
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... common . Other elements that contribute to the unification of the design seem to stem from the power of the gable to focus on simple geometric shapes , many of which can be echoed in the steeple . In churches that have north - south as ...
... common . Other elements that contribute to the unification of the design seem to stem from the power of the gable to focus on simple geometric shapes , many of which can be echoed in the steeple . In churches that have north - south as ...
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Cladding Materials | 9 |
Roofs | 36 |
Towers Steeples Turrets | 56 |
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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 FAÇADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood