American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... referred to by its proper name - say , the Van Zant Block . Such buildings were built in central business districts and featured combinations of shops , offices , and apart- ments . The corner block was a visual and financial anchor for ...
... referred to by its proper name - say , the Van Zant Block . Such buildings were built in central business districts and featured combinations of shops , offices , and apart- ments . The corner block was a visual and financial anchor for ...
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... referred to those windows that slide up or down by means of pulleys or metal tracks . The most common form of sash is the double - hung , in which both sashes slide . From 1870 to 1930 , the most popular double - hung sash was that ...
... referred to those windows that slide up or down by means of pulleys or metal tracks . The most common form of sash is the double - hung , in which both sashes slide . From 1870 to 1930 , the most popular double - hung sash was that ...
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... 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 wide enough to provide some ...
... 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 wide enough to provide some ...
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 FAĆADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood