American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... ments . Most vernacular buildings are rarely over two stories in height and employ a modest window - to - wall ratio ... ment and a gesture toward the ver- tical . Whereas the church spire may extend toward sacred space , the schoolhouse ...
... ments . Most vernacular buildings are rarely over two stories in height and employ a modest window - to - wall ratio ... ment and a gesture toward the ver- tical . Whereas the church spire may extend toward sacred space , the schoolhouse ...
Page 113
... ments , being large enough to affect elevations and light enough visu- ally and structurally to help orna- ment a building . As porches they tend to engage the house rather than the grounds : they are so well integrated that they seem ...
... ments , being large enough to affect elevations and light enough visu- ally and structurally to help orna- ment a building . As porches they tend to engage the house rather than the grounds : they are so well integrated that they seem ...
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... ments as the sole decorative por- tion of the design . Highly deco- rated buildings may integrate the porch elements ... ment , or portions of it may be used as ornamental divides . In the latter case , a small pergola roof may cover an ...
... ments as the sole decorative por- tion of the design . Highly deco- rated buildings may integrate the porch elements ... ment , or portions of it may be used as ornamental divides . In the latter case , a small pergola roof may cover an ...
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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