Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic

Looking at Buildings and Landscapes
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-8018-5325-8
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 266 mm, Gewicht: 1098 g

Reihe: Creating the North American Landscape

This richly illustrated volume 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.

Winner of the Fred Kniffen Prize from the Pioneer America Society

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lanier, Gabrielle M

Herman, Bernard L

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Lanier, Gabrielle M
Gabrielle M. Lanier is an associate professor of history at James Madison University and coauthor, with Bernard L. Herman, of Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic, also available from Johns Hopkins.

Gabrielle M. Lanier has taught historic preservation and public history at Mary Washington College, Rutgers University, and Millersville University. Bernard L. Herman is associate professor of art history, history, and urban affairs and public policy at the University of Delaware and associate director of the Center for Historical Architecture and Design. His many books include The Stolen House and Architecture and Rural Life in Central Delaware: 1700-1900.