American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... STORY HIGH ) CORNICES LOW PITCHED PORCH Book CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES CLADDING : CLAPBOARD , BRICK ROOF : MANSARD ( FULL STORY HIGH ) , USUALLY IDE STRAIGHT - SIDED OR CONVEX . WOOD , SLATE , OR COMPOSITION SHINGLES , SOMETIMES ...
... STORY HIGH ) CORNICES LOW PITCHED PORCH Book CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES CLADDING : CLAPBOARD , BRICK ROOF : MANSARD ( FULL STORY HIGH ) , USUALLY IDE STRAIGHT - SIDED OR CONVEX . WOOD , SLATE , OR COMPOSITION SHINGLES , SOMETIMES ...
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... stories and shingled upper stories were common . Clapboards contributed horizontal lines in the design . The cornice line and belt or string courses be- tween floors also pulled the house away from the compac- tion implied by the roof ...
... stories and shingled upper stories were common . Clapboards contributed horizontal lines in the design . The cornice line and belt or string courses be- tween floors also pulled the house away from the compac- tion implied by the roof ...
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... STORY PORTICO PORTICO PROJECTS FROM BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES , LARGE 2 - STORY PROJECTING PORTICO OFTEN HAD : BRICK CLADDING , FLAT ROOF WITH WIDE CORNICE AND PARAPET , TWIN BAYS ON FRONT , IST - FLOOR PORCH , FOR 2ND - FLOOR ...
... STORY PORTICO PORTICO PROJECTS FROM BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES , LARGE 2 - STORY PROJECTING PORTICO OFTEN HAD : BRICK CLADDING , FLAT ROOF WITH WIDE CORNICE AND PARAPET , TWIN BAYS ON FRONT , IST - FLOOR PORCH , FOR 2ND - FLOOR ...
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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 metal 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 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