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  2. Northwestern Knitting Company Factory building - Wikipedia

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    The renovation included a five-story atrium created by roofing over an old courtyard where rail tracks once served the complex. In 2005, some portions of the building were renovated into 96 loft apartments. [2] This was a leading example of adaptive reuse in Minneapolis. [3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...

  3. Carport - Wikipedia

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    Carport in front of garages One example of the many common types of modern carports sold on the market. This particular one is a stand-alone model. Carport in Japan. A carport is a covered structure used to offer limited protection to vehicles, primarily cars, from rain and snow. The structure can either be free standing or attached to a wall.

  4. Cordwood construction - Wikipedia

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    Cordwood masonry wall detail. The method is sometimes called stackwall because the effect resembles a stack of cordwood. A section of a cordwood home. Cordwood construction (also called cordwood masonry or cordwood building, alternatively stackwall or stovewood particularly in Canada) is a term used for a natural building method in which short logs are piled crosswise to build a wall, using ...

  5. Latticework - Wikipedia

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    Latticework is an openwork framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern of strips of building material, typically wood or metal. The design is created by crossing the strips to form a grid or weave. [ 1 ]

  6. Knitting pattern - Wikipedia

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    The earliest published English knitting pattern appeared in Natura Exenterata: or Nature Unbowelled, which was printed in London in 1655 [9] Jane Gaugain was an early influential author of knitting pattern books in the early 1800s. Yarn companies give away knitting patterns to promote use of their yarn. [10] [11] [12] [13]

  7. Lambert's Point Knitting Mill - Wikipedia

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    Lambert's Point Knitting Mill, also known as The Knitting Mill and Old Dominion Paper Company, is a historic mill building located at Norfolk, Virginia.It was built in 1895, and consists of the central two-story original mill building highlighted by a tall four-story tower.

  8. Timber roof truss - Wikipedia

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    Timber roof truss example. The top members of a truss are known generically as the top chord, bottom members as the bottom chord, and the interior members as webs.In historic carpentry the top chords are often called rafters, and the bottom chord is often referred to as a tie beam.

  9. Jantzen Knitting Mills Company Building - Wikipedia

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    The Jantzen Knitting Mills Company Building is a building located in northeast Portland, Oregon, USA, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3] The picture is of the corner of 19th Ave. and NE Glisan St.