American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... ELEVATION This section describes design elements that contribute to the or- ganization of walls . Walls are most ... elevations should be seen both as whole units , each systematically designed with vertical , horizontal , projecting ...
... ELEVATION This section describes design elements that contribute to the or- ganization of walls . Walls are most ... elevations should be seen both as whole units , each systematically designed with vertical , horizontal , projecting ...
Page 208
... ELEVATIONS TYPICAL BACADE GAMBREL COTTAGE THE GAMBREL ROOF HAS CONTRIBUTED A COTTAGE to the history of the vernacular house . Because of the shape and pitches of both sections of the roof , the gambrel encloses a great deal of second ...
... ELEVATIONS TYPICAL BACADE GAMBREL COTTAGE THE GAMBREL ROOF HAS CONTRIBUTED A COTTAGE to the history of the vernacular house . Because of the shape and pitches of both sections of the roof , the gambrel encloses a great deal of second ...
Page 242
... elevations . It was rarely uniform in size , for one elevation was often larger than the other , and one might have been designed somewhat differ- ently from the other . As a corner property , the arcaded busi- ness block had a rich ...
... elevations . It was rarely uniform in size , for one elevation was often larger than the other , and one might have been designed somewhat differ- ently from the other . As a corner property , the arcaded busi- ness block had a rich ...
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