American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 148
... horizontal organization . The vertical bay - that portion between adjacent piers or columns on a large build- ing , or that portion of vertical organization characterized by first- and second - story alignment - is one such major ele ...
... horizontal organization . The vertical bay - that portion between adjacent piers or columns on a large build- ing , or that portion of vertical organization characterized by first- and second - story alignment - is one such major ele ...
Page 203
... horizontal lines transmitted by its low roof and wide eaves . On the façade the porch roof and the banded windows reinforced the horizontal thrust of the main roof . The prairie cottage often had a stucco finish that gave it a ...
... horizontal lines transmitted by its low roof and wide eaves . On the façade the porch roof and the banded windows reinforced the horizontal thrust of the main roof . The prairie cottage often had a stucco finish that gave it a ...
Page 254
... HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL . DIVISIONS HORIZONTAL DIVISION GOTHIC - HEAD WINDOW TYPICAL FAÇADE TWIN TOWERS המוח COENER- BOARDS CENTRAL ENTRALKE THE TWIN - TOWER CHURCH - THE MOST ELABO- rate of all - seeks to enhance the west wall . The ...
... HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL . DIVISIONS HORIZONTAL DIVISION GOTHIC - HEAD WINDOW TYPICAL FAÇADE TWIN TOWERS המוח COENER- BOARDS CENTRAL ENTRALKE THE TWIN - TOWER CHURCH - THE MOST ELABO- rate of all - seeks to enhance the west wall . The ...
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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