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	Additive Architecture, Edward Derrick & Ringwood Manor
		In domestic architecture, one of the hallmarks of the Reform or Aesthetic Movement is the Queen Anne Living hall.
		On the exterior, by 1903 most of the c.1880 trim was removed, and the clapboard walls were treated to a coat of unifying stucco.
		During the final reconstruction, the Victorian porch, attached to the west side of the Federal wing was replaced by a conservatory (piazza) with full-length round-arched windows.
	www.ringwoodmanor.com /arch/arch2.htm (1974 words)

	Siding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It may be attached directly to the building structure (studs in the case of wood construction), or to an intermediate layer of horizontal planks called 'sheathing'.
		Wood shingles or irregular cedar "shake" siding was used in early New England construction, and was revived in Shingle Style and Queen Anne style architecture in the late 19th century.
		Formerly, imitation wood clapboard was made of aluminum: 'aluminum siding'.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Siding (367 words)

	Newbury Village Historic District
		Architectural details include a plain cornice which returns at the gable ends, simple window lintels, two-third-length sidelights flanking the entrance, and a one-story, shed-roof porch extending across the facade and supported by chamfered posts; this porch was probably added c.1870.
		A two-story, clapboard ell and a two-story clapboard barn are attached to the rear of the main section.
		Architectural details are limited to the molded cornice returns, peaked window heads, and simple cornices over the facade's first floor windows and main entrance.
	www.crjc.org /heritage/V16-31.htm (12390 words)

	Wells River Village Historic District
		The Village's overall architectural character is a broad reflection of nineteenth century Vermont's vernacular building traditions, with a full array of common building types and styles in evidence.
		Although little of the district's architecture is high style, it shows how local builders employed proven and time-honored plans and construction methods, and then applied exterior detail in the prevailing popular styles of the day.
		All of the styles commonly found in Vermont's vernacular architectural heritage are represented, including the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival, sometimes high style, but more frequently in a vernacular fashion, as interpreted by local builders in the context of their traditions and the demands of local conditions.
	www.crjc.org /heritage/V16-108.htm (8954 words)

	New England Architecture
		Not the least of the charms of the present-day New England lies in the quaint examples of Colonial architecture still to be found along its byways and in its villages, and in the later beautiful Georgian structures whose harmony of proportion and beauty of detail are the inspiration or despair of modern architects.
		The origin of the name `clapboard' is itself significant, for the earlier form was `clayboard.' As lime-mortar was little used, clay mixed with straw was the substitute and the `clay-boards' were placed over this to prevent weathering.
		It is the architecture of a society of increased wealth and culture reflecting improved economic conditions and the development of social life and amenities.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles16/new-england-roads-10.shtml (2435 words)

	Cleveland Circle History
		This segment of the avenue is dominated primarily by large apartment buildings with relatively generous set backs from the curb and great expanses of 3-5 story masonry facades, both flat and undulating, with polygonal bays overlooking hedge bordered front yards.
		Architecturally, it represents an unusual hybrid of the Queen Anne, Georgian Revival and Chateauesque styles.
		Rising two stories from a pudding stone basement to a gambrel roof, this clapboard clad house exhibits a center entrance porch whose square posts support a heavy entablature and flat roof with a modillion block cornice.
	www.bahistory.org /Clevcirclearch.html (2982 words)

	Vinyl siding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most common form imitates wood clapboard, sometimes even with imitation wood grain (though real clapboard is planed smooth).
		Each unit of vinyl siding typically is two 'clapboards' high and 12-16 feet long.
		Its advantages compared to real clapboard include price, ease of installation, and decreased maintenance, as it does not need to be repainted periodically.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vinyl_siding (168 words)

	Port Washington Wisconsin - ARCHITECTURE
		When the formal study of architectural history began in the early nineteenth century this method became a standard interpretive tool because categorizing buildings according to style proved to be of great value in giving a sense of coherence to the historic progression of architecture and to the design of the built environment.
		The CRMP's definitions of the various architectural styles found in Wisconsin are essentially the same as those used by the National Park Service except that those in the CRMP also include information on the Wisconsin manifestations of these styles gleaned from the many intensive surveys the State of Wisconsin has conducted.
		This mixture resulted in an architecture which clearly expresses volume by the use of flat surfaces that are relieved by the use of arcaded design elements such as doors, windows, and repeated decorative motifs, and by using terra cotta, plaster, and tile ornamentation.
	www.ci.port-washington.wi.us /ARCHITECTURE.htm (8470 words)

	clapboard - Encyclopedia.com
		clapboard, board used for the exterior finish of a wood-framed building and attached horizontally to the wood studs.
		Clapboards are particularly characteristic of the United States, having been steadily used since the earliest years of the colonial settlements.
		Clams and clapboard; Cape Cod is a favourite holiday spot for America's rich and famous, but Anthea Masey finds there are still some bargains to be had.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-clapboar.html (761 words)

	Loyalist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Timber frame houses with clapboard exterior finishing, like this one, were generally all white, or either cane-yellow or stone blue with white trim.
		This clapboard house is one of the original houses in Queenston.
		The sawn clapboard and wood trim are made of white pine as are the floors and trim on the interior (see below) The attic floors are constructed of wood planks up to 18 inches across.
	www.ontarioarchitecture.com /loyalist.htm (4531 words)

	Ontario Architecture Styles Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Architecture from the 18th and early 19th centuries in Ontario includes a wide assortment of detailing and ornament all applied to a basic building design
		The lower level is stone as is the chimney, while the upper level is clapboard.
		It is a clapboard house with a three- windowed dormer on a steep-pitched roof.
	www.ontarioarchitecture.com /Colonial.htm (940 words)

	Christ Episcopal Church, Guilford
		This historical survey of Christ Church in Guilford shows how the architectural changes in the building occurred in response to changing liturgical needs of the congregation which was prompted by religious and sociological movements of the 19th and 20th centuries.
		Therefore, architecturally, the central focus of Christ Church was the 12 ft. pulpit.
		As this congregation moves through their current period of transition, questions of liturgy, accessibility and architecture are issues under consideration as the church attempts to respond to the worship needs of the congregation.
	www.yale.edu /adhoc/teaching_resources/847b98/chrstch.htm (3164 words)

	Queen Anne (architecture)
		Architectural details are normally of a classical nature and tend to be small in scale, overwhelmed by the building itself.
		The overall effect of complexity and irregularity distinguishes the Queen Anne from all preceding American styles.
		Queen Anne commercial buildings tend to be multi-storied with bay windows and period ornament, or dominated by "Flemish" gables and similar decoration.
	www.wisconsinhistory.org /dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=9252&search_term=architecture (214 words)

	Bathed in history: Antiques, architecture fool visitors to 10-year-old farmhouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Kacik constructed a home that is rich in architectural tradition (the American farmhouse) yet meets modern-day demands in terms of space, utility and maintenance.
		In deference to maintenance, however, the fish-scale shingles and clapboard siding are made from easy-to-care-for vinyl.
		All of the house's interior doorways were constructed using a plinth block at the bottom, fluted pilasters on the sides and rosette blocks on all four corners, and the entire first floor has crown molding.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/07006/751348-30.stm (1093 words)

	Richland letter houses
		Architecturally, many of the houses were based on the Ranch form that was pioneered by the great American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
		Typical examples have wood clapboard siding horizontally on the top floor and shingles on the bottom floor.
		Typical examples have wood clapboard siding horizontally on the top floor and shingles on the bottom.
	www.owt.com /ebchs/architecture/Richland/h_letter_house.htm (1183 words)

	Sag Harbor Architecture
		Many of the clapboard homes that line the narrow, tree lined streets were in need of a facelift.
		Sag Harbor's architecture is also a study in 18th and 19th century Eastern Long Island history.
		A less austere example of Greek Revival architecture is the L'Hommedieu House (circa 1840), located on the south corner of Bayview and Main Streets.
	www.sagharborchamber.com /architecture.htm (793 words)

	Historic house glossary by Westwind Design, Richmond, Maine
		The brackets most often seen in residential architecture are those beneath the roof overhang of Italianate houses, of which they are a distinguishing feature.
		Clapboard: Clapboards are thin, narrow boards of tapering cross-section applied horizontally as siding on wood-frame houses.
		It is the architectural facet of the Arts and Crafts movement of that period.
	www.westwinddesign.com /glossdes.htm (3882 words)

	Architecture
		In fact, the range of our architecture is broad, of many styles and periods, eclectic, and as several owners lived in the same house, maintained and "updated" it, many changes over the years on a given house have enhanced the appearance of the house and maintained the integrity of the original style or did not.
		This is an overview with a focus on the old styles in the center of town and in the farm architecture throughout town.
		Both the Meeting House and the Georgian house are clapboard with a 5-ranked facade (five openings lined up like soldiers' ranks on each floor) and a ridgeline of the roof parallel to the street on which the facade faces.
	www.hollis.nh.us /windowsonhollispast/architecture/houses.html (8747 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Design - Rediscovering Los Angeles Walk Streets - 2003.0514
		Although much of the elevation is generic stucco, Kirkpatrick has covered a portion of the wall with clapboard siding to abide by the wishes of the owner, who has memories of clapboard-covered beach housing of the eastern seaboard.
		Surrounded by stucco wall, the clapboard is unapologetically presented purely as a surface, but still conveys the East Coast allusion without falsifying the building.
		Sometimes the street-front elevation of a house is a windowless wall, the architectural equivalent of a keep-out sign.
	www.architectureweek.com /2003/0514/design_1-2.html (757 words)

	Broadway Historic District
		The condition of the wood clapboards is the main consideration.
		The Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois presented the Association with its Preservation Advocacy Award in 1993 for their diligence in what was characterized as "a barn-raising in reverse." The project, which has become a lively social event, has also fostered neighborhood pride and camaraderie.
		The discovery of lost architectural beauty and wood in good condition is the hope of each Unveiling.
	www.broadwaydistrict.org /unveiling.htm (1772 words)

	NRF History
		This is one of the largest collections of period architecture owned by a single organization anywhere in the country.
		This was entirely the vision of one woman and sprang from her concern about the rapidly disappearing architecture of 18th century Newport, Rhode Island.
		This created a third factor – the successful efforts of Operation Clapboard and Oldport Association had placed the best houses with new owners, leaving only those houses that were out of the range of the average person to finance or justify.
	www.newportrestoration.com /pr/nrfhistory.html (1680 words)

	Architecture - Bartram Trail - A Blanchard and Calhoun Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Shingle, clapboard and board and batten take their cues from the surrounding forest, while stacked stone, tile roofs and stucco draw from the earth.
		A brief overview of acceptable architectural styles may guide residents toward the design most suitable for their lifestyle.
		Wings and “additions” often occur that are subordinate in scale to the primary mass of the structure.
	www.bartramtrail.com /architecture.html (1441 words)

	The Art&Architecture Project - Virtual History
		This style used in the northern colonies is known as the Georgian style of architecture, named for King George of England.
		Architects borrowed from a number of elaborate, decorative styles of architecture to come up with their own expression of function and beauty.
		While there is no one Victorian style of architecture, the influence of the Victorian age can be seen throughout the American colonies, and nowhere moreso than in the north.
	surfaquarium.com /A&A/vh/northern.htm (540 words)

	Guide to Stick Style Architecture - UMass Dartmouth Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Architectural pattern books were the source for many houses in this style but all practicing architects of the day designed and built houses in the Stick Style including big name designers such as H.H. Richardson and Richard Morris Hunt.
		Downing is a very important figure in the discussion of architecture and landscaping during the era of the American Gothic Revival.
		The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey: The Colonial Period to the Twentieth Century.
	www.lib.umassd.edu /reference/stickarch/stick_architecture.html (7011 words)

	Architecture Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		In Victorian architecture, exaggerated brackets used under wide eaves are decorative rather than functional.
		cast-iron — iron, shaped in a mold, brittle, hard, cannot be welded; in the 19th century it was used in American commercial architecture, with cast-iron units used to form entire facades.
		clapboard (weatherboard) — a house siding of long, narrow boards with one edge thicker than the other, overlapped to cover the outer walls of frame structures
	centrecountyhistory.org /glossary.html (1016 words)

	Architecture styles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Unlike the original Colonials, Colonial Revival homes are often sided in white clapboard and trimmed with fl or green shutters.
		Tudor—This architecture was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and continues to be a mainstay in suburbs across the United States.
		Victorian—Victorian architecture dates from the second half of the 19th century, when America was exploring new approaches to building and design.
	southernagent.com /_mgxroot/page_10815.html (2571 words)

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		American Architecture realized in the home floor plan means many different styles to different people.
		Our American Architecture home floor plans show a passion for the eclectic array of styles that exist in the US.
		Whether you want the clapboard exterior, lattice work, and decorative railings found in the classic Victorian style, or the attention to detail you find in the "Arts and Crafts" home, our architects strive to recreate these designs by honoring the history from which they come.
	www.dongardner.com /American_Architecture.aspx (441 words)

	Early Settler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The early settler house has hand hewn beams, shakes, saltboxes, a central chimney and a clapboard.
		A clapboard is a narrow board thicker at one edge than at the other.
		Thatch is a plant material of straw used for a rooftop.
	www.midtel.net /~mcselem/architecture/early_settler.htm (178 words)

	EARLY AMERICAN/COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE
		The exterior is usually of white clapboard, shingles, or brick.
		The house is square or rectangular with a steep roof that extends to the first floor at the rear of the house.
		The exterior of the house is often clapboard or wood shingles.
	www.hardin.k12.ky.us /naea/earlyamerican.htm (374 words)

	Architecture for Houses Advantage Realty, San Francisco East Bay, Hayward real estate, Union City real estate, Castro ...
		Our online's residential architecture styles section features descriptions, detailed illustrations and photos of emblematic styles.
		The style is characterized by a single story with a gabled roof.
		— Built during the rise of the machine age, Victorian architecture often incorporated decorative details such as brackets, spindles, and patterned shingles.
	www.joannegardiner.com /ArchitectureforHouses.html (1051 words)

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