American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... divided into two sections . The first is an inventory of components organized logically , following a procedure that can be used to analyze any vernacular building - building type , structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements ...
... divided into two sections . The first is an inventory of components organized logically , following a procedure that can be used to analyze any vernacular building - building type , structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements ...
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... divided into levels ; city stores used one or two stories for merchandise , and all stores had office or living space above the commercial area . On the exterior , store design balanced dis- play space below against fenestra- tion for ...
... divided into levels ; city stores used one or two stories for merchandise , and all stores had office or living space above the commercial area . On the exterior , store design balanced dis- play space below against fenestra- tion for ...
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... divided horizontally , 228 , 229 , 234 units divided vertically , 230 , 231 plank door , 144 , 145 platform frame , 14 , 15 plant form , 172 , 173 plinth , 119 , 152 , 153 pointed arch , 160 , 161 pointed - head door , 144 , 145 pointed ...
... divided horizontally , 228 , 229 , 234 units divided vertically , 230 , 231 plank door , 144 , 145 platform frame , 14 , 15 plant form , 172 , 173 plinth , 119 , 152 , 153 pointed arch , 160 , 161 pointed - head door , 144 , 145 pointed ...
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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 PARAPET 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