American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 111
... portico sets a tone that strongly influences the remainder of the design elements , including the interior millwork and arrangement of spaces . Thus a large - scale full - portico treatment encourages use of a central hall or large ...
... portico sets a tone that strongly influences the remainder of the design elements , including the interior millwork and arrangement of spaces . Thus a large - scale full - portico treatment encourages use of a central hall or large ...
Page 236
... PORTICO PORTICO PROJECTS FROM BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES , LARGE 2 - STORY PROJECTING PORTICO OFTEN HAD : BRICK CLADDING , FLAT ROOF WITH WIDE CORNICE AND PARAPET , TWIN BAYS ON FRONT , IST - FLOOR PORCH , FOR 2ND - FLOOR ...
... PORTICO PORTICO PROJECTS FROM BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES , LARGE 2 - STORY PROJECTING PORTICO OFTEN HAD : BRICK CLADDING , FLAT ROOF WITH WIDE CORNICE AND PARAPET , TWIN BAYS ON FRONT , IST - FLOOR PORCH , FOR 2ND - FLOOR ...
Page 255
... PORTICO projects from the façade . Although the portico derives from historic architecture , the use of orders is not extensive ; Tus- can seems the most popular . The portico is frequently tall enough to obscure the roof and the main ...
... PORTICO projects from the façade . Although the portico derives from historic architecture , the use of orders is not extensive ; Tus- can seems the most popular . The portico is frequently tall enough to obscure the roof and the main ...
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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