American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 106
... ENTRANCE TO a building . While traditional porches have their own roof , and the porch proper projects from the main wall , other kinds of entrance designs have become known as ... ENTRANCE PORCHES : ENTRANCE A VESTIBULE IS A 106 Porches.
... ENTRANCE TO a building . While traditional porches have their own roof , and the porch proper projects from the main wall , other kinds of entrance designs have become known as ... ENTRANCE PORCHES : ENTRANCE A VESTIBULE IS A 106 Porches.
Page 122
... ENTRANCE SYSTEM FO- cuses the design of the elevation on which it is located . The entrance sets a tone for the ... ENTRANCES : COTTAGES ENTRANCES : PRAIRIE AND BUNGALOW PRAIRIE AND 122 Entrances.
... ENTRANCE SYSTEM FO- cuses the design of the elevation on which it is located . The entrance sets a tone for the ... ENTRANCES : COTTAGES ENTRANCES : PRAIRIE AND BUNGALOW PRAIRIE AND 122 Entrances.
Page 211
... entrances and porches , and the cen- tral hall plan that many of these cottages have . The alterna- tive to a central hall was a modern open plan in which the entrance door opened directly into the living room . The use of classical ...
... entrances and porches , and the cen- tral hall plan that many of these cottages have . The alterna- tive to a central hall was a modern open plan in which the entrance door opened directly into the living room . The use of classical ...
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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