Round Barns of New York (Hardcover, New)

This book begins with an intriguing overview of the first five round barns built across America, including one in New York State. Elliott Stewart, who built the first octagon barn in the Empire State in 1874, is revealed to be a passionate original whose vigorous editorial campaign led to the construction of dozen such barns. The author next introduces John McArthur who constructed a polygonal (sixteen-sided, double octagon) barn so huge it was the biggest in the state and second largest in the nation! Case histories document five other singular New York barns of varying configurations. Abundant photos make these bygone barns spring to life. Floor plans of the earliest barns show why the round shape engaged farmers at the turn of the century. The book also explains why true-round barns, born of silos, surpassed octagon barns in popularity. A special section on seven true-round barns in New York offers historical data and rare anecdotes by present owners. This fascinating chronicle shows how these eccentric barns rose to fashion, why so few survived in New York State, and why the remaining are worth studying--and preserving--as legitimate architecture and as a record of agricultural progress in New York.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	May 2004
Authors:	Richard Triumpho
Dimensions:	235 x 161 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-0796-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Residential buildings, domestic buildings > General
LSN:	0-8156-0796-2
Barcode:	9780815607960

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