Barns of Wisconsin / Jerry Apps ; with photographs by Steve Apps ; foreword by Richard (Dick) Cates, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Apps, Jerry, 1934-

Contributor:

Apps, Steve.

Series:

Places along the Way

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barns--Wisconsin--History.

Barns.

Wisconsin--History.

Wisconsin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, WI : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this new edition of his classic book, award-winning author Jerry Apps shares a unique perspective on the great barns of rural Wisconsin. Digging deep as both an enthusiast and a farmer, Apps reaps a story of change: from the earliest pioneer structures to the low steel buildings of modern dairy farms, barns have adapted to meet the needs of each generation. They've housed wheat, tobacco, potatoes, and dairy cows, and they display the optimism, ingenuity, hard work, and practicality of the people who tend land and livestock. Featuring more than 100 stunning full-color photographs by Steve Apps, plus dozens of historic images, Barns of Wisconsin illuminates a vanishing way of life. The book explores myriad barn designs—from rectangular to round, from gable roof to gambrel, from fieldstone to wood—always with an eye to the history and craftsmanship of the Norwegians, Germans, Swiss, Finns, and others who built and used them. Barns of Wisconsin captures both the iconic and the unique, including historic and noteworthy barns, and discusses the disappearance of barns from our landscape and preservation efforts to save these important symbols of American agriculture.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword by Richard (Dick) Cates Jr""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Born of the Land: Barns and People""; ""2. Settlers� Structures: Pioneer and Ethnic Barns""; ""3. Popular Barn Styles: Bank Barns and Variations""; ""4. An Alternative Form: Round and Polygonal Barns""; ""5. Forms against the Sky: Barn Roofs""; ""6. Stones, Sawdust, and Sweat: Builders and Building Materials""; ""7. With These Hands: Building the Big Timber-Frame Barns""; ""8. Chust for Pretty: Barn Decorations""; ""9. Something Special: Unusual Barns""; ""10. Towers of Ferment: Silos""

""11. The Heart of the Farm: The Farmstead""""12. Vanishing Landmarks: Barn Preservation""; ""Appendixes""; ""I. Notable Wisconsin Barns on the National Register of Historic Places""; ""II. Map of Barn Locations""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography and Further Reading""; ""Index""; ""About the Author and Photographer""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87020-519-6