American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... Vertical accents in these designs come from establishing bays , usu- ally through the vertical alignment of windows , on the façade . Some multifamily buildings will organize the façade into projecting and receding planes . For example ...
... Vertical accents in these designs come from establishing bays , usu- ally through the vertical alignment of windows , on the façade . Some multifamily buildings will organize the façade into projecting and receding planes . For example ...
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... vertical accents . Glazing design was especially effective , in that the muntins or glazing bars took on a very linear quality . Muntins di- vided glass into vertical elements , and sash division oc- curred not only at the usual locking ...
... vertical accents . Glazing design was especially effective , in that the muntins or glazing bars took on a very linear quality . Muntins di- vided glass into vertical elements , and sash division oc- curred not only at the usual locking ...
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... vertical and horizontal organization . The vertical bay — that portion between adjacent piers or columns on a large build- ing , or that portion of vertical organization characterized by first- and second - story alignment - is one such ...
... vertical and horizontal organization . The vertical bay — that portion between adjacent piers or columns on a large build- ing , or that portion of vertical organization characterized by first- and second - story alignment - is one such ...
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