Synopses & Reviews
A barn door is a gateway to our colonial past, and anyone who has ever marveled at 12-inch hand hewn beams pegged together centuries ago will love this book. Part personal quest, part historical survey, and part armchair adventure through the lore of American barns, is a must for barn lovers and history buffs alike! Richard Babcock and his sons have used original colonial tools and methods to move, renovate, and restore literally dozens of barns throughout the United States. Lauren Stevens is an acclaimed author and conservationist who has written several books including (Berkshire House), (Berkshire House), and others.
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Why would one man work to nave buildings that have outlived their practical function in our society?
Old Barns in the New World combines history, architecture, and colonial craft as it surveys Babcock's thirty years of hands-on experience restoring literally dozens of barns. It is Babcock's genius to be able to tell by the construction techniques the date and nationality of the settlers who built the earliest barns in this country; his work illuminates the lives of Dutch, German, English, Scotch-Irish and even French immigrants to New England and eastern New York.
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Follow Richard Babcock through a barn door into America's colonial past!
Synopsis
Why would one man work to save buildings that have outlived their practical function in our society? answers that question as it chronicles the life and work of Richard Babcock, America's leading barn restorer and historian.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-188) and index.
About the Author
Lauren R. Stevens is the author of several books, including The Berkshire Book, Hikes & Walks in the Berkshire Hills and Old Barns in the New World. He's a contributing writer to numerous periodicals, including The Berkshire Eagle, and he founded The Advocate in 1981. He has lived in the Berkshires for more than 40 years.