American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... block is thought to be British in origin . The block was a business building with a pronounced design that was referred to by its proper name - say , the Van Zant Block . Such buildings were built in central business districts and ...
... block is thought to be British in origin . The block was a business building with a pronounced design that was referred to by its proper name - say , the Van Zant Block . Such buildings were built in central business districts and ...
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... block relies on continuity of materials , most often brick , on a uniform pro- file , and on orderly fenestration . BBB B B B B 8 8 8 口 BUSINESS BLOCK BUILDING TYPES : COMMERCIAL 田田田田 HOTEL Entrances service the stores or the upper ...
... block relies on continuity of materials , most often brick , on a uniform pro- file , and on orderly fenestration . BBB B B B B 8 8 8 口 BUSINESS BLOCK BUILDING TYPES : COMMERCIAL 田田田田 HOTEL Entrances service the stores or the upper ...
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... blocks . Early in its history , con- crete was looked upon as both util- itarian and decorative . It could be used both ways in the same building - in poured or block foun- dations , with molded blocks for walls or porch piers - and it ...
... blocks . Early in its history , con- crete was looked upon as both util- itarian and decorative . It could be used both ways in the same building - in poured or block foun- dations , with molded blocks for walls or porch piers - and it ...
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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 FAÇADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood