:: Frame
Vernacular (1840s—present)
b. Frame Vernacular refers to a simple wood frame building, which is
the product of the builder's experience, available resources, and response
to the environment. These buildings are typically rectangular, of balloon
frame construction, and rest on piers. They are one or two stories in
height, with one-story front porches, and gabled or hipped roofs with
overhanging eaves. Horizontal weatherboard and drop siding are the most
common exterior wall materials. Some early buildings feature vertical
board and batten siding or wood shingles, while asbestos shingles are
common to post-1930s construction or as resurfacing for older buildings.
Wood double-hung sash windows are typical, although many have been replaced
by aluminum awning windows and jalousies. Ornamentation is sparse, and
includes shingles, cornerboards, porch columns, brackets, rafter tails,
vents in the gable ends, and oolitic limestone detailing.
Examples:
The Barnacle
D.A. Dorsey House
Flagler Worker's House (Palm Cottage)
Magic City Park
Ransom School (The Pagoda)
William Wagner House
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