Glossary of architecture

Reference

Blijdenstijn, Roland, and Ronald Stenvert. Bouwstijlen in Nederland (1040-1940). Utrecht: Kosmos-Z & K, 1994. | VU Library, Reference copy available.
Kemme, Guus, Gaston Bekkers, Paul Broers, and Chris Gordon. Amsterdam Architecture: A Guide. 5Th, expanded and rev. ed. Bussum: Thoth, 2006. | VU Library, Reference copy available.
Hopkins, Owen. Architectural Styles: A Visual Guide. London: Laurence King Publishing, Limited, 2014. | VU Library, Reference copy available, or see: Architectural Styles A Visual Guide

Pevsner, Nikolaus. A History of Building Types. The A.w. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 1970. London: Thames and Hudson, 1976. | VU Library, Reference copy available

Haslinghuis, E.J, and H Janse. Bouwkundige Termen: Verklarend Woordenboek Van De Westerse Architectuur- En Bouwhistorie. 5E, geheel opnieuw bew. en verm. dred. Leiden: Primavera Pers, 2005.| | VU Library, Reference copy available.
Hopkins, Owen. Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon. London: Laurence King, 2012. | VU Library, Reference copy available.

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More on finding articles, books, databases on architecture, see VU Library guide Arts & Culture
Municipal archives of the city your building is located can be extremely useful, like: Stadsarchief Amsterdam
Library of the Municipal Archive of Amsterdam
Also see the image database of archives for potential useful drawings and photos, like Beeldbank Stadsarchief Amsterdam
Het Nieuwe Instituut
Dutch (historical) architectural journals

English architectural terms
Dutch website with architectural terms
Archiwijzer (Stichting BONAS) (in Dutch)
For Dutch buildings, that have the status of state monument, you can look up the building date, name of the architect and original function in this database
For municipal monuments in Amsterdam you can look up specific information in the library of the Municipal Archive (see here under libraries) and an overview here