American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... ORGANIZATION The text is 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 ...
... ORGANIZATION The text is 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 ...
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... organized with columns and entabla- tures in which the treatment is formal , usually identifying the main entrance ... organization , especially employing clapboards or shingles to cover the wall . A pergola is a freestanding structure ...
... organized with columns and entabla- tures in which the treatment is formal , usually identifying the main entrance ... organization , especially employing clapboards or shingles to cover the wall . A pergola is a freestanding structure ...
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... 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- ment ...
... 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- ment ...
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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