American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 55
... effect on a few clean lines and a recognizable shape , sometimes charming or de- liberately humorous . Their place- ment is often tied less to design than to convenience and visual ac- cess from the ground level . Finials usually have ...
... effect on a few clean lines and a recognizable shape , sometimes charming or de- liberately humorous . Their place- ment is often tied less to design than to convenience and visual ac- cess from the ground level . Finials usually have ...
Page 85
... effects . A related device could be used in a bungalow , where the center line ( from the apex of the gable to the ... effect design on the vertical whereby stacking creates bays or columns of light . The tension between the two forces ...
... effects . A related device could be used in a bungalow , where the center line ( from the apex of the gable to the ... effect design on the vertical whereby stacking creates bays or columns of light . The tension between the two forces ...
Page 252
... effects were limited to color ( whether paint or in the cladding ) , some trim work , the tower , and the windows . For the latter , stained glass was often used in the gable ends . Most churches with façade steeples rely on picturesque ...
... effects were limited to color ( whether paint or in the cladding ) , some trim work , the tower , and the windows . For the latter , stained glass was often used in the gable ends . Most churches with façade steeples rely on picturesque ...
Contents
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