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  2. Copper in architecture - Wikipedia

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    Green dome on the roof of the building County Fire Office in London It is sometimes desirable to chemically alter the surface of copper or copper alloys to create a different color. The most common colors produced are brown or statuary finishes for brass or bronze and green or patina finishes for copper . [ 38 ]

  3. Patina - Wikipedia

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    Patina (/ p ə ˈ t iː n ə / pə-TEE-nə or / ˈ p æ t ɪ n ə / PAT-ih-nə) is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of copper, brass, bronze, and similar metals and metal alloys (tarnish produced by oxidation or other chemical processes), or certain stones [1] and wooden furniture (sheen produced by age, wear, and polishing), or ...

  4. Metal roof - Wikipedia

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    Standing seam metal roof. A metal roof is a roofing system featuring metal pieces or tiles exhibiting corrosion resistance, impermeability to water, and long life. It is a component of the building envelope. The metal pieces may be a covering on a structural, non-waterproof roof, or they could be self-supporting sheets.

  5. List of historic houses in Florida - Wikipedia

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    A. M. Lamb House; A. P. Dickman House; George Guida, Sr. House; George McA. Miller House; Horace T. Robles House; House at 84 Adalia Avenue; House at 97 Adriatic Avenue

  6. Cape Romano Dome House - Wikipedia

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    She also recalled to Florida Weekly: My dad thought the corners of rooms were wasted space as were the corners of the ceiling. He thought the dome ceiling gave the feeling of openness. He was right. The rooms felt very large and open. Before erecting the Cape Romano structure, he built a full-scale model on land he owned in Gatlinburg ...

  7. Florida Photographic Collection - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Photographic Collection is a nationally recognized component of the State Archives of Florida and contains over a million images, and over 6,000 movies and video tapes. Over 200,000 of the photographs are available through the Florida Memory Program web site.

  8. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Cross hipped: The result of joining two or more hip roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes. Satari: A Swedish variant on the monitor roof; a double hip roof with a short vertical wall usually with small windows, popular from the 17th century on formal buildings.

  9. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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    It is built with corner post construction on the ground floor, half-timbered style of timber framing on the upper floor and has a less common style of wood roof shingles than typical in America. American historic carpentry is the historic methods with which wooden buildings were built in what is now the United States since European settlement.