American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 40
... upper portion . The roof slopes on both sides of a gambrel have two different pitches , and specific roof designs depend on the re- lationship between the upper and lower roofs . In the New England type , the upper slopes are steeper ...
... upper portion . The roof slopes on both sides of a gambrel have two different pitches , and specific roof designs depend on the re- lationship between the upper and lower roofs . In the New England type , the upper slopes are steeper ...
Page 199
... OR BAY WINDOWS PORCH : OFTEN EXTENDS ACROSS FAÇADE COLUMNS : TURNED POSTS ENTRANCE : SINGLE OR PAIRED PANEL DOORS WALLS : SOMETIMES QUONS , STRING COURSE INTERIOR CHIMNEY BALUSTRADE HIPPED DORMER MULTI PANED UPPER SASH OVAL WINDOWS : 199.
... OR BAY WINDOWS PORCH : OFTEN EXTENDS ACROSS FAÇADE COLUMNS : TURNED POSTS ENTRANCE : SINGLE OR PAIRED PANEL DOORS WALLS : SOMETIMES QUONS , STRING COURSE INTERIOR CHIMNEY BALUSTRADE HIPPED DORMER MULTI PANED UPPER SASH OVAL WINDOWS : 199.
Page 208
... upper stories were common . Clapboards contributed horizontal lines in the design . The cornice line and belt or string courses be- tween floors also pulled the house away from the compac- tion implied by the roof . While gambrel ...
... upper stories were common . Clapboards contributed horizontal lines in the design . The cornice line and belt or string courses be- tween floors also pulled the house away from the compac- tion implied by the roof . While gambrel ...
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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