Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings (Paperback)

~ (Editor), Castle Freeman (Foreword)

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“an 1881 book of plans and instructions for building barns, poultry houses, piggeries, carriage houses, dog kennels, bird houses, etc.” -- House and Garden Remodeling Guide

Product Description

Although it harks from a time before power tools, electricity, and gasoline, this book abounds in simple ideas that rural householders still find useful today.Barns, poultry houses, piggeries, corn cribs, ice houses, spring houses, granaries, smokehouses, root cellars and even kennels and birdhouses are included in this fascinating compendium from days gone by.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: "Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc." (March 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911469125
• ISBN-13: 978-0911469127
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #130,442 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good "old-timer" building book, April 4, 2000

By A Customer

Although this book was quite informative it was not what I was looking for as it is lacking the tecnological side of building barns, sheds etc. It is written with reference to a previous time period--I did not find this book very useful for today's building and planning of such structures.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An American classic, April 25, 2000

By	Donald J. Berg (Rockville Centre, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This is a direct reprint of an 1881 classic, with an informative new forward by Castle Freeman. Halstead selected some of the most popular published designs from over two decades of the farm journal, The American Agriculturist. Designs include barns, stables, carriage houses, animal shelters, corn cribs, ice houses, spring houses, dog houses and bird houses. This book is still an inspiration for country builders.