Homes in the Heartland : balloon frame farmhouses of the upper Midwest /

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Homes in the Heartland offers a captivating explanation of the revolutionary balloon frame house construction that swept across Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin from 1850 to 1920, enabling the settlers of the upper Midwest to establish frontier homes. Fred W. Peterson leads...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Peterson, Fred W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Edición:1st University of Minnesota Press ed.
Colección:Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage series.
Temas:
Farmhouses > Middle West > Design and construction > History.
Balloon framing > Middle West > History.
Farmhouses > Middle West > History.
Charpentes à claire-voie > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Residential.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
Balloon framing
Farmhouses
Farmhouses > Design and construction
Middle West
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Balloon frame structural system
  • Typology for balloon frame farmhouses in the upper midwest
  • Settlement and shelter
  • Farmhouse types 1 and 2 : what makes a house a home?
  • Farmhouse types 3 and 4 : a vernacular aesthetics
  • Farmhouse types 5 and 6 : style, substance, and community
  • Farmhouse types 8 and 9 : consolidation and standardization
  • Farmhouse type 10 : rural images of success
  • Conclusion: bricks, balloon frames, and hi-tech.

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