Box-and-Strip Building
The simple box-and-strip blank" >target="_blank" >glossary/construction/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="4abb4a0553a16f553f8ff04ba015ca9a" target="_blank" >construction technique appeared in the Plains and in Texas in the late 1800s after milled lumber became available but was still expensive in some hard-to-reach areas. Requiring a minimum of wood, the building method involved nailing vertical boards to a bottom sill and plate/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="3db358846fac08a4b43b43b8f443a38b" target="_blank" >top plate, then merely covering up the cracks with thin wood strips. The look was similar to batten/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="e9a5824b303bdf47c69707cd0c6a9610" target="_blank" >board-and-batten-siding-2/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="a817dfa0436ae7a94314d35d5b1d654a" target="_blank" >board-and-batten siding, but the strips were wider and rougher, and there was no balloon-framing/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="914b7f2ca47e12fd2848bdc452b9370c" target="_blank" >balloon frame for support underneath. Characteristics include brick chimney, boxed-eaves/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="40db60999707f2fb3e762e449bbe2119" target="_blank" >boxed eaves, split shingles/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="a1e386b25c4dd4b3d37437ac4d106264" target="_blank" >wood shingles, roof-3/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="adbdb8c4141b7ab5e9895a34e8a754b3" target="_blank" >shed roof, rafter ends, wood pier, paneled-door/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="dd2cfccf999497b81cddd07a709a84f8" target="_blank" >paneled door, and four-over-four/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="92e1e73265a0773f3d562b727d27bbd3" target="_blank" >four-over-four double-hung-window-2/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="9a45f7526729e61f17ff64daca331b63" target="_blank" >double-hung sash. ()