American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... upper portion . The roof slopes on both sides of a gambrel have two different pitches , and specific roof designs depend on the re- lationship between the upper and lower roofs . In the New England type , the upper slopes are steeper ...
... upper portion . The roof slopes on both sides of a gambrel have two different pitches , and specific roof designs depend on the re- lationship between the upper and lower roofs . In the New England type , the upper slopes are steeper ...
Page 238
... upper level and the elaborate cornice were to convince the owner that the textured wall and the distinctive profile would identify the store . Iron- front classical - motif stores lost popularity in the twentieth century , but the order ...
... upper level and the elaborate cornice were to convince the owner that the textured wall and the distinctive profile would identify the store . Iron- front classical - motif stores lost popularity in the twentieth century , but the order ...
Page 243
... upper - level oriel window were cottage motifs often associated with Queen Anne de- sign . Broad arches of stone blocks were part of the Roman- esque revival vocabulary , while elaborate cornices with brackets or dentils were part of ...
... upper - level oriel window were cottage motifs often associated with Queen Anne de- sign . Broad arches of stone blocks were part of the Roman- esque revival vocabulary , while elaborate cornices with brackets or dentils were part of ...
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