From the eighteenth-century single-room "mansions" of Delaware's
Cypress Swamp district to the early twentieth-century suburban
housing around Philadelphia and Wilmington, the architectural
landscape of the mid-Atlantic region is both rich and varied. In
this pioneering field guide to the region's historic vernacular
architecture, Gabrielle Lanier and Bernard Herman describe the
remarkably diverse building traditions that have overlapped and
influenced one another for generations.
With more than 300 illustrations and photographs, Everyday
Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic explores the character of pre-1940
domestic and agricultural buildings in the towns and rural
landscapes of southern New Jersey, Delaware, and coastal Maryland
and Virginia. Approaching their subject "archaeologically," the
authors examine the "layers" of a structure's past to show how it
has changed over time and to reveal telling details about its
occupants and the community in which they lived. The book provides
architectural information as well as a working methodology for
anyone wanting to explore and learn from traditional architecture
and landscapes.
The authors conclude that, as a vital cultural artifact, the
distinctive architecture of the mid-Atlantic needs to be
identified, recorded, and preserved. Everyday Architecture of the
Mid-Atlantic gives proof to the insights architecture offers into
who we are culturally as a community, a region, and a nation.
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