American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... wood cladding are all common . Building mate- rials play a major role in design : that is , the materials are as impor- tant as any other element . School design is quite similar to church design , except that vernac- ular schools are ...
... wood cladding are all common . Building mate- rials play a major role in design : that is , the materials are as impor- tant as any other element . School design is quite similar to church design , except that vernac- ular schools are ...
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... wood framing include adaptation to cli- matic conditions as in the use of the platform frame in the midwest and west , and the universality of dimensioned lumber , which gave access to framing methods no mat- ter what the species of wood ...
... wood framing include adaptation to cli- matic conditions as in the use of the platform frame in the midwest and west , and the universality of dimensioned lumber , which gave access to framing methods no mat- ter what the species of wood ...
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... wood or a relatively flat piece of as- bestos cement , molded to look like wood or an asphaltic material , used in overlapping courses to cover an outside wall surface . Wood shingles were at first split and shaved , and later sawn ...
... wood or a relatively flat piece of as- bestos cement , molded to look like wood or an asphaltic material , used in overlapping courses to cover an outside wall surface . Wood shingles were at first split and shaved , and later sawn ...
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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