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The most common multiple of the single - family unit is the semidetached house
that shares a common wall with ... The two - family house or duplex is another
kind of two - family building whose units usually have similar floor plans ; it is ...
The most common multiple of the single - family unit is the semidetached house
that shares a common wall with ... The two - family house or duplex is another
kind of two - family building whose units usually have similar floor plans ; it is ...
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It consists of a number of units spanning an opening in which the downward
thrust of each unit is carried to the next unit , until the last unit meets the vertical
supports . Arches are described in terms of their interior outline : flat , segmental ...
It consists of a number of units spanning an opening in which the downward
thrust of each unit is carried to the next unit , until the last unit meets the vertical
supports . Arches are described in terms of their interior outline : flat , segmental ...
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QUEEN ANNE WINDOW - өткоек PROJECTING PAVILION - SHED Roos UU
UNITS SEPARATED VERTICALLY 1 TYPICAL FAÇADE BAY - FRONT DOUBLE
HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS UNITS SEPARATED VERTICALLY ( SIDE BY SIDE
) ...
QUEEN ANNE WINDOW - өткоек PROJECTING PAVILION - SHED Roos UU
UNITS SEPARATED VERTICALLY 1 TYPICAL FAÇADE BAY - FRONT DOUBLE
HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS UNITS SEPARATED VERTICALLY ( SIDE BY SIDE
) ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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