Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings (Library

Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings (Library of New England)
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The quintessential New England barnâ€“photogenic, full of character, and framed by flaming autumn foliageâ€“is an endangered species. Of some 30,000 barns in Vermont alone, nearly a thousand a year are lost to fire, collapse, or bulldozers. Thomas Durant Visserâ€™s field guide to the barns, silos, sugar houses, granaries, tobacco barns, and potato houses of New England is an attempt to document not just their structure but their traditions and innovations before the surviving architectural evidence of this rich rural heritage is lost forever.

A recognized authority on historic barn preservation, Visser has combed the six-state region for representative barns and outbuildings, and 200 of his photographs are reproduced here. The text, which includes accounts from 18thâ€“ and 19thâ€“century observers, describes key architectural characteristics, historic uses, and geographic distribution as well as specific features like timbers and frames, sheathings, doors, and cupolas. From English barns to bank barns, from ice houses to outhouses, these irreplaceable assets, Visser writes, â€œlinger as vulnerable survivors of the past. Yet before these buildings vanish, each has a story to tell.â€ Travelers, residents, and scholars alike will find Visserâ€™s text invaluable in uncovering, understanding, and appreciating the stories inherent in these dwindling cultural artifacts.
Country USA
Brand University Press of New England
Manufacturer University Press of New England
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780874517712
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University Press of New England
Manufacturer	University Press of New England
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780874517712
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings (Library of New England)

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