The historic barns of southeastern Pennsylvania : architecture & preservation, built 1750-1900 Gregory D. Huber

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huber, Gregory D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barns--Pennsylvania.

Barns.

Barns--Conservation and restoration--Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustration (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., [2017]

Summary:

"For anyone who has ever admired a barn on an old country lane, this is the story of that barn and many others in Southeastern Pennsylvania, or, specifically, "the hearth," the area east of the Susquehanna River and South of the Blue Mountains. One of the earliest-settled areas in North America, this region of the Keystone State, which includes Lehigh, Bucks, and Lancaster Counties, is home to an astounding 20,000 standing barns, in various states of repair, built from the late 1700s on. Discussed in this text are the primary factors that have determined the fundamental structures and appearances of the six great barn classifications, including forest resources. Other featured topics are architectural aspects and regionalisms, dates of construction, survival of 18th-century examples, mysterious decorations, and barn preservation. Completing this treatise are representative color photographs, building plan sketches, charts conveying the prevalence of types, and a glossary of barn terms"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Places of discovery

Europe before the first American barns

Early North American barns

Harvesting timbers from North American forests

Ground barns

Sweitzer barns

Standard barns

Up-country posted forebay barns

Minor types of forebay barns. Bank-into-forebay standard barns; double decker barns; Chester County stone-posted barns; Gable ramp standard barns; Stone arches standard barns

English Lake Distric barns

Construction elements

Regional influences

How to date a barn

Eighteenth-century barns : supporting documents and field surveys

The spirit in barns : decorations and mystery marks

Preservation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-237) and index.

ISBN:

9780764353192

0764353195

OCLC:

1001440513