American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... style as well : the production of partial or whole millwork elements , of structural members and systems , and of cladding and other finish materials continues , although with fewer manufacturers . Over time , the elements have been ...
... style as well : the production of partial or whole millwork elements , of structural members and systems , and of cladding and other finish materials continues , although with fewer manufacturers . Over time , the elements have been ...
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... styles employing classical motifs . Dentils help to ar- ticulate the eave as an important juncture of wall and roof ... style design , modil- lions are usually made of stone ; in the vernacular they are most often wood but sometimes ...
... styles employing classical motifs . Dentils help to ar- ticulate the eave as an important juncture of wall and roof ... style design , modil- lions are usually made of stone ; in the vernacular they are most often wood but sometimes ...
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... styles and organizing principles was more eclectic than pure . Thus , one finds Queen Anne motifs , on other cot- tage types . Similarly , the shingle style that gave us an orig- inal plan and form rarely appeared as a shingled building ...
... styles and organizing principles was more eclectic than pure . Thus , one finds Queen Anne motifs , on other cot- tage types . Similarly , the shingle style that gave us an orig- inal plan and form rarely appeared as a shingled building ...
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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