Wisconsin Barns

Author : Nancy Schumm-Burgess
Publisher : Farcountry Press
ISBN 13 : 1560374837
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wisconsin Barns written by Nancy Schumm-Burgess and published by Farcountry Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the barns of Wisconsin that includes 107 full-color photographs along with details about the structures.

Author : Jerry Apps
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 087020453X
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barns of Wisconsin (Revised Edition) written by Jerry Apps and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2010-07-28 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new edition of his classic book, award-winning author Jerry Apps shares a unique perspective on the great barns of rural Wisconsin. Digging deep as both an enthusiast and a farmer, Apps reaps a story of change: from the earliest pioneer structures to the low steel buildings of modern dairy farms, barns have adapted to meet the needs of each generation. They’ve housed wheat, tobacco, potatoes, and dairy cows, and they display the optimism, ingenuity, hard work, and practicality of the people who tend land and livestock. Featuring more than 100 stunning full-color photographs by Steve Apps, plus dozens of historic images, Barns of Wisconsin illuminates a vanishing way of life. The book explores myriad barn designs—from rectangular to round, from gable roof to gambrel, from fieldstone to wood—always with an eye to the history and craftsmanship of the Norwegians, Germans, Swiss, Finns, and others who built and used them. Barns of Wisconsin captures both the iconic and the unique, including historic and noteworthy barns, and discusses the disappearance of barns from our landscape and preservation efforts to save these important symbols of American agriculture.

Author : William H. Tishler
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1665715057
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Wisconsin’s Barns written by William H. Tishler and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barns are noble structures that highlight our rural landscape. They remain an enormous source of pride for the people of Wisconsin. Many realize that no other visible human achievement reflects the long relationship they have had with the land. However, little information is available regarding their history and how they were constructed. William H. Tishler, an emeritus professor of landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains the process of building these iconic structures in this book with breathtaking photos and drawings. The author highlights the traditions, carpentry skills, and backbreaking labor that have made barns a beloved component of the countryside. He also recaptures the techniques of an ancient form of construction that is rapidly becoming all but forgotten. Based on the author’s decades of teaching and field work and his conversations with elderly barn builders who shared their wealth of knowledge, this book will be treasured by those who enjoy the beauty of rural farms and landscapes, or who want to know more about this important aspect of Wisconsin’s history. It can also serve as a guide to their significance and be useful in helping preserve some of these rural icons for future generations to admire and appreciate.

Author : William H. Tishler
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781665715065
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Wisconsin's Barns written by William H. Tishler and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barns are noble structures that highlight our rural landscape. They remain an enormous source of pride for the people of Wisconsin. Many realize that no other visible human achievement reflects the long relationship they have had with the land. However, little information is available regarding their history and how they were constructed. William H. Tishler, an emeritus professor of landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains the process of building these iconic structures in this book with breathtaking photos and drawings. The author highlights the traditions, carpentry skills, and backbreaking labor that have made barns a beloved component of the countryside. He also recaptures the techniques of an ancient form of construction that is rapidly becoming all but forgotten. Based on the author's decades of teaching and field work and his conversations with elderly barn builders who shared their wealth of knowledge, this book will be treasured by those who enjoy the beauty of rural farms and landscapes, or who want to know more about this important aspect of Wisconsin's history. It can also serve as a guide to their significance and be useful in helping preserve some of these rural icons for future generations to admire and appreciate.

Author : Frank W. White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barns for Wisconsin Dairy Farms written by Frank W. White and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Candice Reynolds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wisconsin Barns written by Candice Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Karen Grow Horan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eulogy to the Wisconsin Barn written by Karen Grow Horan and published by . This book was released on with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jerry Apps
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870205196
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barns of Wisconsin (Revised Edition) written by Jerry Apps and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2013-08-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new edition of his classic book, award-winning author Jerry Apps shares a unique perspective on the great barns of rural Wisconsin. Digging deep as both an enthusiast and a farmer, Apps reaps a story of change: from the earliest pioneer structures to the low steel buildings of modern dairy farms, barns have adapted to meet the needs of each generation. They’ve housed wheat, tobacco, potatoes, and dairy cows, and they display the optimism, ingenuity, hard work, and practicality of the people who tend land and livestock. Featuring more than 100 stunning full-color photographs by Steve Apps, plus dozens of historic images, Barns of Wisconsin illuminates a vanishing way of life. The book explores myriad barn designs—from rectangular to round, from gable roof to gambrel, from fieldstone to wood—always with an eye to the history and craftsmanship of the Norwegians, Germans, Swiss, Finns, and others who built and used them. Barns of Wisconsin captures both the iconic and the unique, including historic and noteworthy barns, and discusses the disappearance of barns from our landscape and preservation efforts to save these important symbols of American agriculture.

Author : Allen G. Noble
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 082144655X
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barns of the Midwest written by Allen G. Noble and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1995, Barns of the Midwest is a masterful example of material cultural history. It arrived at a critical moment for the agricultural landscape. The 1980s were marked by farm foreclosures, rural bank failures, the continued rise of industrialized agriculture, and severe floods and droughts. These waves of disaster hastened the erosion of the idea of a pastoral Heartland knit together with small farms and rural values. And it wasn’t just an idea that was eroded; material artifacts such as the iconic Midwestern barn were also rapidly wearing away. It was against this background that editors Noble and Wilhelm gathered noted experts in history and architecture to write on the nature and meaning of Midwestern barns, explaining why certain barns were built as they were, what types of barns appeared where, and what their functions were. Featuring a new introduction by Timothy G. Anderson, Barns of the Midwest is the definitive work on this ubiquitous but little studied architectural symbol of a region and its history.

Author : Rowan M. H. Davidson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Round Barns of Wisconsin written by Rowan M. H. Davidson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The centric barn building type, whether round, octagonal, or multi-sided, is rare and comes in a wide variety of forms, materials, and designs. Its late nineteenth and early twentieth century origins in the United States are chiefly found in the professional and self-consciously progressive work of ambitious yeoman farmers, agricultural scientists, journalistic boosters, and professional builders at the turn of the twentieth century. Typically intended as carefully designed machines for agricultural efficiency. Yet each centric barn turns out to be largely distinctive and possesses a complex set of adaptations according to their respective contexts at odds with formal prescriptions. This dissertation examines a series of examples in Wisconsin in order to examine the ways in which individual cases, while based in part on prescriptive literature, adapted to particular farmer's needs. Drawing from research originated in professional work in the architectural preservation field, specifically the "Wisconsin Centric Barns Multiple Property Listing," completed in 2013 for the National Register of Historic Places, this dissertation develops a deeper understanding of Wisconsin barns through the themes of technology, identity, or place, all common themes in the academic literature on vernacular architecture. Chapters elucidate background on the history and typology of the centric barn form; examine the role of technological change and application in design; consider personal identity and its impact on the specific history of a barn; and explore the role of the immediate natural and human environments in centric barn design and use. "Centric Barns of Wisconsin" tells a story about the relationship between the specifics of the barns themselves and their professional design influences through a close study of technology, identity, and place. This relationship, where the local alters the professional intent through a process of adaptation, reflects the nature of vernacular building in the modern world and especially reflects the transitional period at the turn of the twentieth century in the United States. By studying this relationship, the work moves beyond a typology of the building type and arranges a model of looking at barns elsewhere in a richer context