American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... POPULAR VERNACULAR building material for over a hundred years . Its use has ex- panded greatly during that same time period . Depending on intended use , concrete is composed of a mixture of water , sand , fine stone , and a binder such ...
... POPULAR VERNACULAR building material for over a hundred years . Its use has ex- panded greatly during that same time period . Depending on intended use , concrete is composed of a mixture of water , sand , fine stone , and a binder such ...
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... popular in the plains states . In the decade follow- ing 1910 this square - looking version of the hipped cottage developed as an alternative to the Italianate and Queen Anne styles . Eschewing ornamental details , the rectilinear ...
... popular in the plains states . In the decade follow- ing 1910 this square - looking version of the hipped cottage developed as an alternative to the Italianate and Queen Anne styles . Eschewing ornamental details , the rectilinear ...
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... popular during 1900-1940 and was referred to as Dutch colonial . The shape of the building was strongly dictated by the shape of the roof , which in the Dutch- Flemish tradition frequently had flared eaves . In many models the flare was ...
... popular during 1900-1940 and was referred to as Dutch colonial . The shape of the building was strongly dictated by the shape of the roof , which in the Dutch- Flemish tradition frequently had flared eaves . In many models the flare was ...
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