Glossary

In Spanish Colonial architecture and its derivatives, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries, the main dwelling of a ranch […]

In Spanish Colonial architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries, a house in a village or town usually constructed of

In masonry, an impervious horizontal layer of material (as tile, dense limestone, metal, etc.) to prevent the capillary entrance of

A flush joint between adjacent planks.

An electric heating coil, enclosed in a metal case shaped like a cartridge.