American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... side elevations may also carry elements from the façades . Overall , symmetrical schemes predominate . The arrangements may use a cen- tral hall entrance as the center axis , or a side entrance may be balanced by a window grouping on ...
... side elevations may also carry elements from the façades . Overall , symmetrical schemes predominate . The arrangements may use a cen- tral hall entrance as the center axis , or a side entrance may be balanced by a window grouping on ...
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... sides of a building . The space created by this porch is a key to its definition : gallery- like , it is intended ... side entrance with a roof that once protected passengers get- ting into and out of carriages ; as automobiles became ...
... sides of a building . The space created by this porch is a key to its definition : gallery- like , it is intended ... side entrance with a roof that once protected passengers get- ting into and out of carriages ; as automobiles became ...
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... side eleva- tions . The side - hall plan that had been traditional some- times gave way to a centered entrance with a vestibule or hall . Overall , the suburban became sumptuous , a large , sometimes cubical structure that reflected ...
... side eleva- tions . The side - hall plan that had been traditional some- times gave way to a centered entrance with a vestibule or hall . Overall , the suburban became sumptuous , a large , sometimes cubical structure that reflected ...
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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