American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... extend deep into the lot with a little space left for a back yard . Variety in style can be found in a particular row , because row groups were often built over an extended period of time . Basic composition , however , usually remained ...
... extend deep into the lot with a little space left for a back yard . Variety in style can be found in a particular row , because row groups were often built over an extended period of time . Basic composition , however , usually remained ...
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... extend the roof by means of sweeping or flared rafters that project the roof beyond the walls . The gable may also ... extends the gable portion so that it passes above the roof . The extension usually includes a top or coping to seal ...
... extend the roof by means of sweeping or flared rafters that project the roof beyond the walls . The gable may also ... extends the gable portion so that it passes above the roof . The extension usually includes a top or coping to seal ...
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... extended the porch across the façade , with a pediment marking the entrance . Pediments were triangular or curvilin ... extend beyond the porch to become a porte - cochere . While the majority of these houses was finished with clapboard ...
... extended the porch across the façade , with a pediment marking the entrance . Pediments were triangular or curvilin ... extend beyond the porch to become a porte - cochere . While the majority of these houses was finished with clapboard ...
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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