Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 257
e part to supportthe building above. This pedestal is usuallycapped by a projecting course we call a water-table—that is, a board or strip projecting fromthe face of a wall to turn the water from theside of the building away from the foundation.This corresponds to the base or plinth of thecolumn.… … --f^IR5T FlOOC PlAM — Fig. 9. First-Floor Plan of a Residence at Champaign, 111.The scale reproduced is valid only as referring to the original-sized drawing, ARCHITECTUEAL DRAFTING 219 of corner boards at the corners of the building.At the head of the top windows, or in that vicin-ity, we see a…
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