American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... CONSTRUCTION IS DI- rectly. CHURCH 300 SCHOOL Church design centers on the placement of the entrance , the shape of the congregational space , and the location of vertical ele- ments . Most vernacular buildings are rarely over two ...
... CONSTRUCTION IS DI- rectly. CHURCH 300 SCHOOL Church design centers on the placement of the entrance , the shape of the congregational space , and the location of vertical ele- ments . Most vernacular buildings are rarely over two ...
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... CONSTRUCTION REFERS. ROOF CONTINUous WALL STUDS FOUNDATION BALLOON FRAME Wood - frame construction has played a role in overall design , es- pecially light framing , which per- mitted the use of a wide variety of cladding materials . The ...
... CONSTRUCTION REFERS. ROOF CONTINUous WALL STUDS FOUNDATION BALLOON FRAME Wood - frame construction has played a role in overall design , es- pecially light framing , which per- mitted the use of a wide variety of cladding materials . The ...
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... construction has used this heavy wall construction , and many commercial buildings have it , particularly on the lower levels - the foundation and first floor . Sometimes the load - bearing wall will give a building a defini- tive shape ...
... construction has used this heavy wall construction , and many commercial buildings have it , particularly on the lower levels - the foundation and first floor . Sometimes the load - bearing wall will give a building a defini- tive shape ...
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 FAÇADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood