Barns: Styles & Structures [Paperback]

Michael Witzel (Author), Michael Karl Witzel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

Until Jamestown was established, nothing in North America grew taller than the native forests, grasses, and mountains. Beginning in 1620, the settlers who plowed the indigenous sod also dotted the virgin landscapes with towering, stately structures, the likes of which had never before been seen on the continent. This photo/essay treatment of barns in America is arranged by the five distinct roof styles that have largely come to define American barns, presenting six 20-page spreads detailing the Dutch, bank, crib, round, and prairie styles. The result captures the pastiche of rural America through stunning photography, conveying everything from stone barns in hard-scrabble Maine to thoroughbred barns in the lush bluegrass regions, to traditional Gambrel-roofed red barns in the Midwest. Regions represented include New England, the Southeast, the mid-South, the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest, the desert Southwest, and California. There is an in depth examination of how styles developed out of necessity and anecdotes from those who work and live on farms.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: MBI (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760316082
• ISBN-13: 978-0760316085
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #690,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Barns, January 13, 2008

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G. Sunderlin "General Geri" (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barns: Styles & Structures (Paperback)

I was really looking for a book that can give you ideas of how to remodel your barn in different climates. We recently purchased a new home in Oregon and put all of our machinery in the pole barn. Well, the machinery is starting to rust. So I bought a bunch of these "Barn" books thinking that I could find some ideas of how to insulate our barn. No such luck. However, this book is pretty nice.