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Selected Bibliography of Historical Books
(in order by date of publication)

Timber Framing

  1. Alcock, N.W., et al. Recording Timber-Framed Buildings: An Illustrated Glossary. 1996, Council for British Archaeology, Bowes Morrell House, 111 Almgate, York, England Y01 2UA.

  2. Brunskill, R.W. Timber Building in Britain. 1994, Victor Gollancz Ltd., Villiers House, 41/47 Strand, London WC2N 5JE.

  3. Sobon, Jack. Build a Classic Timber-Framed House. 1994, Storey Communications, Schoolhouse Road, Pownal, VT 05261.

  4. Wilbur, C. Keith. Homebuilding and Woodworking in Colonial America. 1992, Globe Pequot Press, PO Box 833, Old Saybrook, CT 06475.

  5. Brown, R.J. Timber Framed Buildings of England. 1986, Robert Hale Ltd., Clerkenwell House, Clerkenwell Green, London, England EC1R 0HT.

  6. Hewett, Cecil. English Historic Carpentry. 1980, Phillimore & Co. Ltd., Shopwyke Hall, Chicester, Sussex, England PO20 6BQ.

  7. Cummings, Abbott Lowell. The Framed House of Massachusetts Bay, 1625-1725. 1979, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA 02138.

  8. Harris, Richard. Discovering Timber-Framed Buildings. 1978, Shire Publications Ltd., Cromwell House, Church St., Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, England HP17 9AJ.

  9. Kelly, J. Frederick. Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut. 1963, Dover Publications, 180 Varick St., New York, NY 10014.

Barns

  1. Visser, Thomas Durant. Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings. 1997, University Press of New England.

  2. Noble, Allen G., Richard K. Cleek (contributor), and M. Margaret Geib (illustrator). The Old Barn Book: A Field Guide to North American Barns and Other Farm Structures. 1996, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

  3. Noble, Allen G., and Hubert G.H. Wilhelm. Barns of the Midwest. 1995, Ohio University Press, Athens, OH 45701.

  4. Kirk, Malcolm. Silent Spaces - The Last of the Great Aisled Barns. 1994, Bulfinch Press, Little, Brown and Co., New York, NY.

  5. Endersby, Elric, Alexander Greenwood, David Larkin, and Paul Rocheleau. Barn - The Art of a Working Building. 1992, Houghton Mifflin, 215 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10003.

  6. Ensminger, Robert. The Pennsylvania Barn. 1992, Johns Hopkins University Press, 701 West 40th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211.

  7. Fink, Daniel A. Barns of Genesee County 1790 - 1915. 1987, James Brunner, Publisher.

  8. Ziegler, Philip. Storehouses of Time: Historic Barns of the Northeast. 1985, Down East Books (out of print).

  9. Noble, Allen G. Wood, Brick & Stone: Vol. 2 Barns and Farm Structures. 1984, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA.

  10. Sloan, Eric. 1967, Ballantine Books, 201 E. 50th St, New York, NY 10022.

Building Styles

  1. American Frontier Culture Foundation. Museum of American Frontier Culture Guidebook. 1997, PO Box 810, Staunton, VA 24402.

  2. Berg, Donald J. American Country Building Design: Rediscovered Plans for 19th Century Farmhouses, Cottages, Landscapes, Barns, Carriage Houses & Outbuildings. 1997, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016 (212-532-7160).

  3. Carley, Rachel. The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture. 1994, Henry Holt and Co., 115 West 18th St., New York, NY 10011 (212-886-9200).

  4. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. 1994, Aldred A. Knopf, Inc., 201 E 50th St., New York, NY 10022.

  5. Grow, Lawrence. Country Architecture. 1990, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10016.

  6. Grow, Lawrence. The Old House Book of Classic Country Houses. 1990, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016.

  7. Quiney, Anthony. The Traditional Buildings of England. 1990, Thames and Hudson, Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110.

  8. Jacle, John A., et al. Common Houses in America's Small Towns. 1989, University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA 30602.

  9. Kauffman, Henry J. The American Farmhouse. 1988, E.P. Dutton, New York, NY.

  10. Upton, Dell, ed. America's Architectural Roots. 1986, Preservation Press, National Trust for Historical Preservation, 1785 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036.

  11. Peters, J.E.C. Discovering Traditional Farm Buildings. 1981, Shire Publications Ltd., Cromwell House, Church St., Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, England HP17 9AJ.

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