YES/NO In the world of extraordinary historic and new traditional architecture, there are suitable ways of assembling the exterior elements of a building. The diagrams on these two pages show how to achieve these key elements of the facade.
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YES Classic Design
NO Cute Store Bought Bric-A-Brac
YES Authentic Capital Classic
NO Crown mould and chair Rail are inappropriate
YES Authentic
NO “Stock” Victorian
YES Simple
YES Shutters close over windows thoughtful details
NO Shutters and flower box too narrow
YES Entablature (beam) and column face align
NO Entablature is beyond column face
YES Wide simple casings Authentic divided lite
NO Brick Mould pop-in or GBG GRILLES
YES Operable Louvered shutters
NO Nail-on “cathedral” top faux graining
YES To Scale Authentic
YES Authentic to scale detailing
NO Cornice too heavy pilasters too bulky
YES Cornice Flashed
NO Cornice Roofed
YES Classic Composition
NO Cute Store Bought Bric-A-Brac
YES Proper Cornice
NO Modern Bird Box
YES Authentic Panel Arrangement
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NO Panels Inauthentic
YES Simply Crafted
NO Turned Parts “Stock” Look
NO Pretentious in-authentic
NO Modern Panel Design
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