The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America (Creating the North American Landscape)

Ensminger, Professor Robert F.

ISBN 10: 0801843049 / ISBN 13: 9780801843044

Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America (Creating the North American Landscape)
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801843049
• ISBN 13: 9780801843044
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In The Pennsylvania Barn Robert Ensminger provides the first comprehensive study of an important piece of American vernacular architecture -- the forebay bank barn, better known as the Pennsylvania barn or the Pennsylvania German barn. He offers a detailed examination of the Swiss prototype and the evolution, distribution, and future of this agricultural structure in North America.

About the Author

Robert F. Ensminger is associate professor of geography, emeritus, at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.