A Field Guide to the Vernacular Buildings of the San Antonio Area - Softcover

Brent Fortenberry (editor); Kenneth Hafertepe (Contributions By)+D55

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1623499119 ISBN 13: 9781623499112

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 2021

Synopsis

The rich, multicultural heritage of San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country provide the backdrop for this first comprehensive guide to the culturally significant vernacular buildings of this diverse and historic region: structures designed and constructed by the people who used them rather than by professional architects or builders. A valuable, easy-to-use resource for heritage travelers, historic preservationists, and local historians, A Field Guide to the Vernacular Buildings of the San Antonio Area pairs incisive interpretive essays with detailed building descriptions, photographs, and architectural renderings.

Featuring contributions from noted architectural historians and preservationists including Ken Hafertepe, Lewis Fisher, Maria Pfeiffer, and Sarah Z. Gould, this handy, generously illustrated guide will not only provide context and insight for understanding the importance of these buildings but will also engage readers with the challenges of preserving our cultural heritage as represented in the built environment. Professional and avocational preservationists, along with interested travelers and general readers, will appreciate the thorough discussion and analysis of such well-known sites as the San Antonio Riverwalk, the San Antonio missions, and the public buildings of the historic Westside district. Reaching beyond the immediate vicinity of San Antonio, the book also offers expert commentary on the German settlements in Central Texas and east of San Antonio, providing an inclusive and inviting survey of how settlers of various origins placed their unique imprints on Texas.

About this title

About the Author

Brent Fortenberry is assistant professor in the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University, a faculty fellow in the Center for Heritage Conservation, and a research fellow in the Center for Beaches and Shores, Department of Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University–Galveston. He is also the coeditor of Modern Materials: Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1623499119
• ISBN 13: 9781623499112
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416