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Page xiii
Only building types for which enough information existed to make a case have
been included . Individual structures and categories of buildings , such as resort
or vacation buildings or vernacular industrial buildings , did not provide enough ...
Only building types for which enough information existed to make a case have
been included . Individual structures and categories of buildings , such as resort
or vacation buildings or vernacular industrial buildings , did not provide enough ...
Page xv
Prices for such buildings included all materials and finish goods , and packaged
houses were shipped by rail to the station closest to the buyer . Such activity was
not new . People in Maine remember stories about houses being built , then ...
Prices for such buildings included all materials and finish goods , and packaged
houses were shipped by rail to the station closest to the buyer . Such activity was
not new . People in Maine remember stories about houses being built , then ...
Page 235
In the projectingpavilion type the setback was often a terrace and included
plantings . Fenestration was symmetrical , with both bays and pavilions adding
more windows and light than usual to the façade . Roof composition included flat
roofs ...
In the projectingpavilion type the setback was often a terrace and included
plantings . Fenestration was symmetrical , with both bays and pavilions adding
more windows and light than usual to the façade . Roof composition included flat
roofs ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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