Chimney
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CHIMNEY (through the Fr. cheminie, from caminata, sc. camera, a Lat. derivative of caminus, an oven or furnace), in architecture, that portion of a building, rising above the roof, ...
Chimney pot
Alternate name: Chimney can
A cylindrical pipe of brick, terra-cotta, or metal placed on the top of a chimney to improve the draft to draw away noxious fumes from coal-burning fireplaces ...
Chimneys have traditionally been built of brick, both in small and large buildings. Early chimneys were of a simple brick construction. Later chimneys were constructed by placing the bricks around tile liners.
Chimney Pots at the Mark Twain House
The Hartford, Connecticut home of American author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) ...
CHIMNEYS Chimneys are usually built of stone or brick (more modern chimneys may be of cinder block) and are located at either the exterior side walls of the building or at the center or interior of the building.
Chimney Cap
A cornice forming the crowning top of a chimney.
Chimney Pot ...
Chimney A passage or structure extending above the roof, through which smoke escapes.
Chiseled A stone shaped by a sharp-edged hand tool.
Circulation That part of a room or building required for movement of people from place to place.
CHIMNEY-PIECE A mantelpiece, usually of wood or marble, that surrounds the sides and top of a fireplace opening.
CHIMNEY-STACK An upright structure in stone or brick, containing flues and rising above the roof.
Chimney Stack The part of the chimney above roof level.
Chipboard Often referred to as 'particle board'. Chips of wood compressed and glued into sheet form.
Chimney - The stone, metal or masonry of a fireplace that extends up from the fireplace through the roof and carries the smoke outside.
Choir - The part of a church where divine service is sung, usually part of the chancel.
chimney pot - a pipe placed on top of a chimney, usually of earthenware, that functions as a continuation of the flue and improves draft.
Chimney piece
- fire surround comprising a projecting lintel entablature, supported on columns, pilasters or consoles, all carrying an overmantel.
chimney corner, inglenook - a corner by a fireplace
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corner - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by" ...
1) Chimney: A passage through which smoke and gases escape from a fire or furnace.
2) Facade: Face or front elevation of a building.
3) Stucco: Any of various plasters used for covering walls, ...
battered chimney - a brick or masonry chimney with sides that are graduated so that its rectangular shape is wider at the bottom than the top.
multiple tall chimneys
evokes images of 14th- and 15th- century French chateau and early Quebec prototypes
FOURSQUARE HOUSE DESIGN c. 19O0-1930 ...
Paired interior chimneys were common in all the colonies. High-styled homes featured paired double end chimneys. In the South and middle colonies, paired end or paired interior chimneys were popular.
stone, exterior chimney
small, high windows on each side of chimneys
dormers, usually gabled or shed
triangular knee brace supports
sloped foundations ...
Turkish word for a chimney hood, also used to designate a unit of Ottoman troops of Janissaries. The typical Ottoman ocak consists of a tall conical hood set against the inside wall of a building.
Voysey(an) - (Chimneys, parapets). Various architectural details influenced by the English Arts and Crafts movement architect Charles F.
STACK A flue or chimney, or group of chimnies.
STAINED GLASS Glass coloured by mixing pigments inherently in the glass, by fusing colored metallic oxides onto the glass, or by painting and baking transparent colors on the glass surface.
Often fitted to chimney stacks and tile hanging. Also a section of wall below a window.
Post-medieval Puritan tradition, with central chimney, casement windows, steeply-pitched roof, and second story overhang, or "jetty" (cantelievered). Oldest remaining house in Boston. Paul Revere's home from 1770-1800.
dominant decorative chimneys
The tudor house plans of centuries ago were true half-timbering houses where the timber was the structural support extending through the walls. The space between the timber was then filled with lathe and stucco.
Backgutter - A roof gutter on a uphill side of a chimney
Backhoe, Backacter - A versatile excavator with a bucket on a end of an arm, rather like a giant human arm ...
by having: (1)their long axis parallel to the street; (2)a symmetrical front facade with a central entry and usually two windows on either side, echoed in two-story examples by a row of five windows above; and (3) either a massive central chimney ...
StackA chimneystack.Stack bondNon-structural brick facing, using bricks laid long side outwards and in vertical (i.e. non-overlapping) tiers.StallFixed seat in the choir or chancel of a church for the clergy or choir.
Massive chimneys, often topped with decorative chimney pots, placed in prominent positions on the front or side of the house
Side porches
Heavy shingles in tile or slate
Breakfast nooks off the kitchen
Recessed window seats ...
Befitting a king--in fact, the style is named for four King Georges of England--Georgian homes are refined and symmetrical with paired chimneys and a decorative crown over the front door.
The style has a symmetrical appearance with front door in the center of the house, and a large central chimney for fireplaces in each room.
Flue - The space or passage in a chimney through which smoke, gas, or fumes ascend. Each passage is called a flue, which together and including the surrounding masonry make up the chimney.
CONVENTIONAL FLUE - Boiler chimney with boiler oxygen taken from room.
CONVERSION - Property now used differently from original layout - especially flats.
COPING - Brick, stone or tile finish to top of parapet wall.
Flue A smoke duct in a chimney, or a proprietary pipe serving a heat producing appliance such as a central heating boiler.
Footings Older, usually shallow, form or foundation of brick or stone.
The steam bath used a fire and chimney place right next to the steam bath area. The heated walls of the stove would heat the walls of the bathroom. The natives would then pour water on the heated walls to create steam.
Text above, courtesy of Windows to our Historic Architecture, 1996 season exhibit, Chimney Point State Historic Site, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, Addison, Vermont. Proceed to next Architectural Style
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Brick or masonry courses built out beyond one another like a series of corbels to support a chimney stack or window etc.
Crypt.
Underground or half underground room usually below the east end of a church.
STRINGCOURSE
Masonry or wood band along a wall or around a column or chimney.
SUNBURST
Wooden ornament resembling rays radiating from the sun.
flashing Strips of sheet metal bent to fit the angle between any two roof surfaces or between the roof and any projection, such as a chimney.
Elizabethan style was eclectic, borrowing decorative motifs from Continental Gothic, Italian, and Flemish design; exteriors and interiors were elaborately ornamented with relief work, mullions, ornate chimneys, and friezes.
 See also: House, Architecture, Brick, Floor, Gable
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