A Geography Bibliography

Bucher, Ward. ˆ©

• Dictionary of Building Preservation / Edited by Ward Bucher ; Christine Madrid, Illustration Editor
  1996
  New York : Preservation Press, J. Wiley
  
  • x, 560 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Foley, Mary Mix.ˆ©

• The American House / by Mary Mix Foley ; drawings by Madelaine Thatcher ; foreword by James Marston Fitch.
  1980
  New York : Harper & Row.
  
  • 299 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Ensminger, Robert F. ˆ©

• ˆ©The Pennsylvania Barn. Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America.
  1992
  Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press
  
  • 238 pages. BW photos, line drawings, maps. Glossary, references, index.

Gordon, Stephen C. ˆ©

• ˆ©How to Complete the Ohio Historic Inventory.
  1992
  Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society.
  
  • -- pages. BW photos, line drawings, diagrams. References, index.

Halsted, Dr. Byron D., ed. ˆ©

• Barns, Sheds and Outbuildings. Placement, Design and Construction.
  1977, 1981, 1985
  
  • 240 pp. Retitled for reprint. Selected bibliography of 14 authors added on pages 235-236; most are from 1970s, but some may be reprints of antique books.
  
  
• Barn Plans and Outbuildings.
  1881
  O. Judd Company.
  
  • 257 illus: etchings: plans, views, diagrams. Table of Contents; Index.
  • Retitled as reprint. Good illustration of ideal designs in late 19th century; not depiction of ordinary buildings, uses or designs. Some traditional/vernacular barn types are represented, but with ideal features or alterations making them modern and ergonomic, e.g. Forebay Barn (p33), Midwest Three-Portal (p27), New England (p20), etc. Many outbuilding types.
  • What were Halsted's sources - how did he get all these example buildings? Possibly from farm journals?
• Barn Plans and Outbuildings.
  1891
  O. Judd Company.
  
  • OHS Archives/Library Stacks 728.9 H166b 04/20/02

Hamlin, Talbot. ˆ©

• Greek Revival Architecture in America.
  1944
  Oxford University Press
  1964
  New York: Dover Publication.
  

Howe, Jeffery, general editor.

• The Houses We Live In : An Identification Guide to the History and Style of American Domestic Architecture / General Editor, Jeffery Howe.
  2002
  San Diego, Calif. : Thunder Bay Press.
  
  • 448 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm.

Jackson, John Brinkerhoff. ˆ©

• Discovering the Vernacular Landscape.
  1984
  Yale University Press.
  

Jakle, John A., Robert W. Bastian, Douglas K. Meyer ˆ©

• Common Houses in America's Small Towns.
  1989
  Athens, Georgia and London: University of Georgia Press.
  

Lancaster, Clay ˆ©

• Antebellum Architecture of Kentucky.
  1991
  Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky.
  

Lounsbury, Carl L., ed. ˆ©

• An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape.
  1994
  Oxford University Press, New York.
  
  • 430 pages; more than 300 b/w photos, plans, line drawings; bibliography, credits.
  • Thorough, authoritative dictionary of terms with excellent illustrations. Even though covering "the Old South in the period from first settlement to the second quarter of the 18th century," it still appears generally valid for Ohio through the 20th.

Marshall, Howard Wight. ˆ©

• Folk Architecture in Little Dixie.
  1981
  Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press.
  
  • 146 pages; b/w photos, line drawings, plans; endnotes, extensive bibliography, index.
  • Excellent regional study: thorough, excellent selected examples, passionate storytelling. A great model to work from. Academic yet folksy, especially in the textured manilla dustcover and dust-obscuring brown-tinted upper edges of the pages.

McAlester, Virginia and McAlester, Lee. ˆ©

• A Field Guide to American Houses.
  1984
  New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
  

National Park Service

• a.k.a. Andrus 1991; since revised without designation "Bulletin 15"

Noble, Allen G. ˆ©

• Wood, Brick & Stone. The North American Settlement Landscape. Volume 1: Houses.
  1984
  Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press.
  
  • 160 pages. Notes, index; B/W photos, line drawings, maps, plans.

• Wood, Brick & Stone. The North American Settlement Landscape. Volume 2: Barns and Farm Structures.
  1984
  Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press.
  
  • 186 pp., notes, index; B/W photos, line drawings, maps, plans.

Noble, Allen G. and Cleek, Richard K. ˆ©

• The Old Barn Book. A Field Guide to North American Barns and Other Farm Structures.
  1996
  New Jersey: Rutgers University Press
  
  • 222 pages. BW Photos, line drawings, maps. Topical source list, index. Revision, augmentation and improvement of Wood, Brick & Stone Volume 2 as a field guide.

Noble, Allen G. and Wilhelm, Hubert G.H. (editors) ˆ©

• Barns of the Midwest.
  1995
  Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press.
  
  • 295 pages. BW photos, line drawings, reproductions, charts, maps. Index.

The Ohio Farmer periodical

• Ohio Farmer
  1852-c1876
  Cleveland, Ohio : Thomas Brown
  
  • 49 v. ill. Description based on: Vol. 3, no. 38 (Sept. 23, 1854). Vol. 23-43 omitted in numbering. None issued for Dec. 31, 1859. Absorbed Ohio Cultivator in 1862; Stockman and Farmer in... Continued by: Ohio Practical Farmer. OHS Archives/Library - Stacks - 630.5 Oh5 06/07/02

Sanders Publishing Co. (Chicago) ˆ©

• Farm Buildings : a compilation of plans for general farm barns, cattle barns, dairy barns, horse barns, sheep folds, swine pens, poultry houses, silos, feeding racks, farm gates, portable fences, etc., all representing construction in actual use.
  1905
  Chicago : Sanders Pub. Co.
  
  • 185 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Bowling Green Ctr Research Lib. OhioLink 4/5/02
• Farm Buildings : a compilation of plans for general farm barns, cattle barns, dairy barns, horse barns, sheep folds, swine pens, poultry houses, silos, feeding racks, farm gates, portable fences, etc., all representing construction in actual use. Other Titles: Breeder's Gazette. New and rev. ed. *ˆ©
  c1907
  Chicago : Sanders Publishing Company
  
  • 310 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. "A compilation of the plans contributed to the Breeder's Gazette."- Pub. note. Many b/w photos. Good survey of the time - many idealized scientific plans and built buildings; few vernacular, but some using vernacular forms. OHS Archives/Library Stacks 728.92 Sa56f, 1907 04/20/02

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