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- vertical and horizontal, and sometimes diagonal too - that suggest or symbolize the unseen
structural frame." 1558
"Eclectic American style, mainly of cottage architecture, in the second half of the 19 th cent.,
predominantly in wood, characterized by jagged, angular elements expressing exposed frame
construction." 1559
"[S]tickwork - A construction technique where major framing members, as well as more purely
decorative members, are placed on top of the exterior siding; this exposed frame construction
serves as the dominant design feature on Stick style houses." 1560
Tudor - a predominant English architectural style. In America, the revival style was
characterized by the use of half-timbering with stucco or brick between the timbers, and round
turrets.
"The accession of Henry VII, to the throne of England marked the beginning of a period so
distinct in the architectural history of England that it had been customary to describe it by the
name of Henry's Welsh family, Tudor. No one period of English history is more interesting
than this, covering the reigns of Henry VII., Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth, a
long and eventful period reaching from 1485 to 1600. The later work is often separately
designated as Elizabethan, but there is hardly sufficient change in character to make a real
division. . . .
The climate called for substantial material, light on the south, shelter on the north, steep
roofs, many fireplaces, and abundant admission of sun. Thus the English characteristics of
Tudor work have their natural explanation, - buildings long and low, with steep roofs and
gables, with many tall chimneys, and great glazed bays." 1561
"The final development of English Perpendicular gothic architecture, during the reigns of Henry
VII and Henry VIII (1485-1547), preceding Elizabethan architecture and characterized by fourcentered
arches." 1562
"Tudor [Revival] (1890-1940) - An architectural style characterized by: steeply pitched end
gabled roofs, gabled entryway, multi-paned narrow windows (usually in bands of three), tall
chimneys (often with chimney pots), masonry construction, and decorative half-timbering in
many cases." 1563
Victorian - a catch-all term to identify the myriad of architectural styles popular in America
during the last half of the nineteenth century. In England and America the term refers to
architectural styles popular during Queen Victoria's reign.
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Whiffen, 109.
1559
Harris, 506.
1560
Phillips, 159.
1561
Sturgis, vol. III, 879-80.
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Harris, 553.
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Phillips, 173.
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