American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... original structure of colonnettes or pilasters , rectangular windows with rounded tops , and a large , round - headed center window has been reduced to a three - part arrangement without col- umns or an entablature . Only the primary ...
... original structure of colonnettes or pilasters , rectangular windows with rounded tops , and a large , round - headed center window has been reduced to a three - part arrangement without col- umns or an entablature . Only the primary ...
Page 184
... Original shotguns had no running water inside ; toilets were outdoors , as were kitchens in warm climates . Later the toilet and kitchen were moved into the house . A few shotguns added an extra bedroom over the back room only , and ...
... Original shotguns had no running water inside ; toilets were outdoors , as were kitchens in warm climates . Later the toilet and kitchen were moved into the house . A few shotguns added an extra bedroom over the back room only , and ...
Page 245
... original town site , so that a community was momentarily held together by size , shape , and materials . TRIANGULAR , STEPPED GABLE WINDOWS : SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION , 1/1 OR 2/2 PATTERN IN 2ND STORY PORCH : SOMETIMES PLAIN PORCH WITH ...
... original town site , so that a community was momentarily held together by size , shape , and materials . TRIANGULAR , STEPPED GABLE WINDOWS : SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION , 1/1 OR 2/2 PATTERN IN 2ND STORY PORCH : SOMETIMES PLAIN PORCH WITH ...
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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