Reviews
It won't fit in your glove compartment, but Everyday Architecture in the Mid-Atlanticis a book you ought to have along as you drive... It's a serious book but it is aimed at nonprofessionals who enjoy historic buildings and landscapes.
A first-rate book... Profusely illustrated with an excellent selection of drawings and photographs... It will be of great use to everyone interested in our built environment.
Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic departs from well-traveled roads to explore the less-celebrated architecture of New Jersey, Deleware, and coastal Maryland and Virginia. The authors use more than 300 illustrations to show readers how to date buildings such as suburban houses that have been through many redesigns and expansions.
Finally, a guidebook of historic architecture that treats whole country, not a particular state, but a natural geographical division—a region.
This book is important new scholarship for those interested in material culture and vernacular architecture.
Book Details
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
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