American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... shingles were at first split and shaved , and later sawn . Sawn shingles could have their exposed sur- face , the butt , shaped to create unusual patterns . In this way shingles added visual texture to building design . Specific names ...
... shingles were at first split and shaved , and later sawn . Sawn shingles could have their exposed sur- face , the butt , shaped to create unusual patterns . In this way shingles added visual texture to building design . Specific names ...
Page 19
... shingles , pattern may be determined by a combination of factors including the shape of the shingles , the sur- face texture , and the arrangement of the shingles in rows . STAGGERED остабон DIAMOND LOVE SQUARE PATTERN WITH WAVE DESIGN ...
... shingles , pattern may be determined by a combination of factors including the shape of the shingles , the sur- face texture , and the arrangement of the shingles in rows . STAGGERED остабон DIAMOND LOVE SQUARE PATTERN WITH WAVE DESIGN ...
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... shingles in some kind of composition , laid in courses to emphasize their color differences . Often the cours- ing ... shingles saddled over the ridge , intersecting with the courses of shingles from both sides of the roof . ROOFS ...
... shingles in some kind of composition , laid in courses to emphasize their color differences . Often the cours- ing ... shingles saddled over the ridge , intersecting with the courses of shingles from both sides of the roof . ROOFS ...
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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