American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... patterns that usually take their names from traditional forms of bonding . Bonding ref- ers to the laying of bricks or stones regularly in a wall ac- cording to a recognized pattern usually designed for strength . The Flemish bond pattern ...
... patterns that usually take their names from traditional forms of bonding . Bonding ref- ers to the laying of bricks or stones regularly in a wall ac- cording to a recognized pattern usually designed for strength . The Flemish bond pattern ...
Page 84
... pattern , but more often than not , pattern gets divided into two gross categories — asymmetrical and symmetrical placement . In the asymmetrical pattern , windows are placed so as not to be arithmetically balanced , or so that one ...
... pattern , but more often than not , pattern gets divided into two gross categories — asymmetrical and symmetrical placement . In the asymmetrical pattern , windows are placed so as not to be arithmetically balanced , or so that one ...
Page 172
... pattern arranged like a checkerboard , alternat- ing light and dark squares . A zigzag molding is a series of chevrons that extend in a continuous pattern . Diamondwork is another zigzag pattern that establishes continuous dia- monds ...
... pattern arranged like a checkerboard , alternat- ing light and dark squares . A zigzag molding is a series of chevrons that extend in a continuous pattern . Diamondwork is another zigzag pattern that establishes continuous dia- monds ...
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