Barns of New York

Rural Architecture of the Empire State

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Pub Date May 01 2012 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012

Description

Barns of New York explores and celebrates the agricultural and architectural diversity of the Empire State—from Long Island to Lake Erie, the Southern Tier to the North Country—providing a unique compendium of the vernacular architecture of rural New York. Through descriptions of the appearance and working of representative historic farm buildings, Barns of New York also serves as an authoritative reference for historic preservation efforts across the state.Cynthia G. Falk connects agricultural buildings—both extant examples and those long gone—with the products and processes they made and make possible. Great attention is paid not only to main barns but also to agricultural outbuildings such as chicken coops, smokehouses, and windmills. Falk further emphasizes the types of buildings used to support the cultivation of products specifically associated with the Empire State, including hops, apples, cheese, and maple syrup.Enhanced by more than two hundred contemporary and historic photographs and other images, this book provides historical, cultural, and economic context for understanding the rural landscape. In an appendix are lists of historic farm buildings open to the public at living history museums and historic sites. Through a greater awareness of the buildings found on farms throughout New York, readers will come away with an increased appreciation for the state's rich agricultural and architectural legacy.

Barns of New York explores and celebrates the agricultural and architectural diversity of the Empire State—from Long Island to Lake Erie, the Southern Tier to the North Country—providing a unique...


Advance Praise

"Anyone with an interest in New York State history should find something to like about Cynthia G. Falk's impressively researched, well-written, and wonderfully illustrated Barns of New York. Falk brings new life and relevance to New York’s richly diverse and significant agricultural heritage—an underappreciated topic perhaps but an essential one that remains critical to the state’s future."—Robert Weible, State Historian and Chief Curator, New York State Museum


"This richly illustrated volume connects readers to a farming past that is revealed through its careful analysis of farm buildings, from barns to hop houses. Readers will see New York's rural landscape afresh thanks to Falk’s keen insights."—Sally McMurry, Professor of History, Penn State University, author of Transforming Rural Life: Dairying Families and Agricultural Change, 1820–1885

"Anyone with an interest in New York State history should find something to like about Cynthia G. Falk's impressively researched, well-written, and wonderfully illustrated Barns of New York. Falk...


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ISBN 9780801477805
PRICE $29.95 (USD)
PAGES 304