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CLADDING MATERIALS : CONCRETE CONCRETE HAS BEEN A POPULAR
VERNACULAR building material for over a hundred years . Its use has expanded
greatly during that same time period . Depending on intended use , concrete is ...
CLADDING MATERIALS : CONCRETE CONCRETE HAS BEEN A POPULAR
VERNACULAR building material for over a hundred years . Its use has expanded
greatly during that same time period . Depending on intended use , concrete is ...
Page 202
... WITH PEDESTALS , BELT COURSE , CHANGE IN COLOR BETWEEN
FLOORS , EXPOSED RAFTERS , PRAIRIE AND BUNGALOW WINDOWS THE
RECTILINEAR HIPPED COTTAGE WAS ESPEcially popular in the plains states .
... WITH PEDESTALS , BELT COURSE , CHANGE IN COLOR BETWEEN
FLOORS , EXPOSED RAFTERS , PRAIRIE AND BUNGALOW WINDOWS THE
RECTILINEAR HIPPED COTTAGE WAS ESPEcially popular in the plains states .
Page 210
The revival style presented on these pages 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 DutchFlemish tradition frequently
had ...
The revival style presented on these pages 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 DutchFlemish tradition frequently
had ...
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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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