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The first is an inventory of components organized logically , following a
procedure that can be used to analyze any vernacular building - building type ,
structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements , windows , porch and entrance
systems ...
The first is an inventory of components organized logically , following a
procedure that can be used to analyze any vernacular building - building type ,
structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements , windows , porch and entrance
systems ...
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Chronology is not precise , because many of the building types overlap and on
occasion influence one another . The mansard and gambrel cottages are more
clearly defined , because they had fewer variant developments over time . In
each ...
Chronology is not precise , because many of the building types overlap and on
occasion influence one another . The mansard and gambrel cottages are more
clearly defined , because they had fewer variant developments over time . In
each ...
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BUILDING TYPES : RESIDENTIAL ® DETACHED HOUSES OCCUPY MOST OF
THE AREA OF a platted lot and are the dominant vernacular building type in the
United States . Most detached houses were built as single - family residences ...
BUILDING TYPES : RESIDENTIAL ® DETACHED HOUSES OCCUPY MOST OF
THE AREA OF a platted lot and are the dominant vernacular building type in the
United States . Most detached houses were built as single - family residences ...
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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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