Building History of Northern New England

Name: Building History of Northern New England
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ISBN: 9781584650997

ISBN-10: 1584650990

ISBN-13: 9781584650997

Edition: 2002

Authors: James L. Garvin

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This is a book about understanding old buildings. In an era in which much of the US landscape has been littered by unimaginative, prefabricated structures, James L. Garvin tells owners and would-be owners of old buildings in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont what they need to know before they begin the restoration process. In wonderfully lucid prose, Garvin describes the production of the materials from which the buildings of northern New England were built, outlines the stylistic evolution of the region's structures from the early 1700s to World War II, and offers guidelines for dating old buildings. Focusing on domestic architecture, but including examples of public, commercial,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University Press of New England
Publication date: 5/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 211
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



How a House Is Built: The Evolution of Building Technology



Why a Building Looks the Way It Does: The Evolution of Style



How to Date a Building: The Evolution of Key Features



The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties


Selected Bibliography: American Building Design and Technology, 1600-1925


Index