The Farmhouse Book: Tradition, Style, and Experience

by David Larkin

Book Overview

Over 200 images will guide the reader through the various regions and their distinct architectural styles, beautifully capturing the simple, rustic qualities of farmhouses. This book also offers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789313510
• ISBN13: 9780789313515
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Steeped in Tradition

I love this book, the photos and stories within are charming. It demonstrates how the North American farmhouse came to be. There is a fictionalized account of a day in the life of a farmhouse of the late 1860s, when the pace of progress was fast; it may seem almost idyllic, even enviable. The follows a heavily illustrated section on how farmhouses took shape, how they developed, how they operated, and what it is like to live in them. This section leads to how people can adapt to living in farmhouses today, in hopes that some of the character of these buildings will remain unchanged and their redundant parts (turned into workrooms, studios, bathrooms, and so on) will retain their proportions and history. If you're looking for information about the historic architecture of farmhouses, this is the book.