Amish Houses & Barns

by Stephen Scott

Book Overview

A study of three Amish homesteads: one in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, one in Holmes County, Ohio, and one in LaGrange County, Indiana. Scott examines the history and cultural development of a typical Amish house and barn, one in each of the three largest Amish communities in North America. Home is the center of Amish life and most life events: birth, marriage, daily work and play, retirement, and even death happen there. Stephen Scott explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561480525
• ISBN13: 9781561480524
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Good Books
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Amish Houses & Barns

While the title of this book suggests the obvious--that it deals with the houses and barns of the Amish--there is much more to it. After a cursory discussion of Amish architectural preferences, the author focuses on three Amish farms to give the reader a better sense of how Amish farmsteads and farming practices have evolved. These accounts are, however, largely genealogical. Overall, the book is very enlightening and informative; it is written in a clear and refreshingly lucid manner, and contains numerous black & white photographs of homes, farm buildings and equipment--and, in some cases, livestock. Truly a pleasure to read.