Everyday architecture of the Mid-Atlantic : looking at buildings and landscapes

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Everyday architecture of the Mid-Atlantic : looking at buildings and landscapes

Gabrielle M. Lanier and Bernard L. Herman

(Creating the North American landscape)

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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"Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-394) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780801853241

内容説明

From the 18th-century, single room "mansions" of Delaware's Cypress Swamp district to the early 20th-century suburban housing around Philadelphia and Wilmington, from the gable-fronted barns of Virginia's Eastern Shore to the stone bank barns of south-eastern Pennsylvania, the architectural landscape of the mid-Atlantic region is rich and varied. In this field guide to the region's vernacular architecture, the authors view the mid-Atlantic region as a crossroads, where diverse building traditions have overlapped and influenced one and other for generations. The book explores the character of pre-1940 domestic and agricultural buildings in the towns and rural landscapes of southern New Jersey, Delaware, and coastal Maryland and Virginia. Appraoching their subject "archaeologically", the authors examine the "layers" of a structure's past to show how it changed over time and to reveal telling details about its occupants and the community in which they lived. The text provides architectual information as well as a working methodology for anyone who wants to explore and learn from traditional architecture and landscapes. The author's conclude that, as a vital cultural artifact, the distinctive architecture of the mid-Atlantic needs to be identified, recorded, and preserved.

目次

Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. House Forms and House Lots Chapter 3. Construction: Underpinnings, Walling, and Roofing Chapter 4. Popular Architectural Styles Chapter 5. Farm Outbuildings and Plans Chapter 6. Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Architecture Chapter 7. Landscape Ensembles: The Example of Port Penn, Delaware Chapter 8. Recording Historic Buildings Appendix: Directory of Resources Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780801853258

内容説明

From the eighteenth-century single-room "mansions" of Delaware's Cypress Swamp district to the early twentieth-century suburban housing around Philadelphia and Wilmington, the architectural landscape of the mid-Atlantic region is both rich and varied. In this pioneering field guide to the region's historic vernacular architecture, Gabrielle Lanier and Bernard Herman describe the remarkably diverse building traditions that have overlapped and influenced one another for generations. With more than 300 illustrations and photographs, Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic explores the character of pre-1940 domestic and agricultural buildings in the towns and rural landscapes of southern New Jersey, Delaware, and coastal Maryland and Virginia. Approaching their subject "archaeologically," the authors examine the "layers" of a structure's past to show how it has changed over time and to reveal telling details about its occupants and the community in which they lived. The book provides architectural information as well as a working methodology for anyone wanting to explore and learn from traditional architecture and landscapes. The authors conclude that, as a vital cultural artifact, the distinctive architecture of the mid-Atlantic needs to be identified, recorded, and preserved. Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic gives proof to the insights architecture offers into who we are culturally as a community, a region, and a nation.

目次

Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. House Forms and House Lots Chapter 3. Construction: Underpinnings, Walling, and Roofing Chapter 4. Popular Architectural Styles Chapter 5. Farm Outbuildings and Plans Chapter 6. Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Architecture Chapter 7. Landscape Ensembles: The Example of Port Penn, Delaware Chapter 8. Recording Historic Buildings Appendix: Directory of Resources Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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