American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 72
... portion of a building's end wall with a sloping roof . Ga- bles may be either of the same material as the rest of the wall or of a contrasting material , texture , or appearance . Typical of a change in texture and materials is a ...
... portion of a building's end wall with a sloping roof . Ga- bles may be either of the same material as the rest of the wall or of a contrasting material , texture , or appearance . Typical of a change in texture and materials is a ...
Page 148
... 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 . Depending upon the time of construction and ...
... 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 . Depending upon the time of construction and ...
Page 156
... portion of a house , may be set at a cant to the mass of the main portion of the building . CANTED WALL WITH HOOD WALLS : FALSE FRONT AND CANTED 156.
... portion of a house , may be set at a cant to the mass of the main portion of the building . CANTED WALL WITH HOOD WALLS : FALSE FRONT AND CANTED 156.
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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