American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 197
... change in materials affects the impact of the walls on overall design : for instance , the use of brick , stucco , or ... changes in window groupings , so that double or triple win- dows replace the traditional single unit ; multiple ...
... change in materials affects the impact of the walls on overall design : for instance , the use of brick , stucco , or ... changes in window groupings , so that double or triple win- dows replace the traditional single unit ; multiple ...
Page 202
... changes in glazing pattern , with 6/1 and 1/1 being popular ; and changes in cladding . As for the latter , clap- board , shingles , brick , stucco , and cement are common , and changes in materials usually take place three - quarters ...
... changes in glazing pattern , with 6/1 and 1/1 being popular ; and changes in cladding . As for the latter , clap- board , shingles , brick , stucco , and cement are common , and changes in materials usually take place three - quarters ...
Page 208
... changes in color and materials could be accommodated . These later changes in color and materials helped to layer the gambrel cottage . Clapboard lower stories and shingled upper stories were common . Clapboards contributed horizontal ...
... changes in color and materials could be accommodated . These later changes in color and materials helped to layer the gambrel cottage . Clapboard lower stories and shingled upper stories were common . Clapboards contributed horizontal ...
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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