A testament to the beauty of the central structure of the Connecticut farm.
Barns of Connecticut
by Project Muse, Starr, Markham
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"The book discusses the importance of barns, past and present, to agriculture across our state and offers a lovely introduction to the architectural and functional roles these structures played in early Connecticut. (...) From the earliest colonial structures to the low steel bu…
"The book discusses the importance of barns, past and present, to agriculture across our state and offers a lovely introduction to the architectural and functional roles these structures played in early Connecticut. (...) From the earliest colonial structures to the low steel bu…
A testament to the beauty of the central structure of the Connecticut farm. Featuring more than 100 full-color photographs along with diagrams and historic photos, this book captures both the iconic and the unique, including historic and noteworthy barns. The book serves as an i…
Each of the eighteen masterpiece horse barns featured here is an innovative, beautiful structure that embodies the owners' love and appreciation for horses. Author Randy Leffingwell has selected barns that possess exceptional qualities-a clever response to site challenges; metic…
Each of the 18 masterpiece horse barns featured here is an innovative, beautiful structure that embodies the owners' love and appreciation for horses. Leffingwell has selected barns that possess exceptional qualities -- a clever response to site challenges; meticulous attention …
"The heart of every working farm and ranch, the barn is an icon of rural America. This book chronicles - and celebrates - all the main types, and looks at how these treasures of early American architecture developed. It explains how a wealth of immigrant construction methods and…