The Pennsylvania barn : its origin, evolution, and distribution in North America / Robert F. Ensminger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ensminger, Robert F., 1927-

Series:

Creating the North American landscape

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barns--Pennsylvania--History.

Barns.

History.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

xvii, 348 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.

Summary:

In his widely acclaimed The Pennsylvania Barn, Robert F. Ensminger provided the first comprehensive study of an important piece of American vernacular architecture -- the forebay bank barn, better known as the Pennsylvania barn or the Pennsylvania German barn. Now, in this revised edition, Ensminger gives us the results of his continued diligent fieldwork and archival research into the origins, evolution, and distribution in North America of this significant agricultural structure. Including an entire chapter of new material, 85 new illustrations, and updates to previous chapters, this edition of Ensminger's classic work will appeal to students and scholars in cultural and historical geography, folklore and vernacular architectural history, and American studies, as well as to general readers.

Contents:

1 The Origin of the Pennsylvania Barn 1

2 Classification of the Pennsylvania Barn 51

3 The Evolution of the Pennsylvania Barn 107

4 Diffusion and Distribution of the Pennsylvania Barn 147

5 The Future of the Pennsylvania Barn 181

6 The Pennsylvania Barn Updated: New Insights, Corrections, and Amendments 201

Appendix A Supplemental Sightings of Pennsylvania Barns 301

Appendix B Classification of Pennsylvania Barns by Charles Dornbusch 311.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-339) and index.

ISBN:

0801871344

OCLC:

49225429