Barns: A Close-Up Look (Built in America): A Tour of America's Iconic Architecture Through Historic Photos and Detailed Drawings. This item is unavailable.Barns: A Close-Up Look (Built in America): A Tour of America's Iconic Architecture Through Historic Photos and Detailed Drawings

The Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections are dedicated to preserving Americas architectural history by gathering a diverse range of historic photographs and architectural designs of buildings throughout the country. These collections are some of the largest and most often used by the Library of Congress. Along with seventy black and white photos of barns across the country from the HABS/HAER website, this book includes over ninety architectural plans that feature the wooden frame joinery used to construct the barns. In this book, readers will find unique architectural structures, such as the round George Hall Barn, as well as barns that played a critical role in several different Civil War battles. A brief history of many of the locations is also included, courtesy of material found on the HABS/HAER website.

Editor Alan Giagnocavo Alan is the Publisher for Fox Chapel Publishing, Skills Institute Press, Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Magazine. Co-Author Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) - Established in 1933, HABS was developed to preserve the architectural history of America. Learn more at: http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/habs/index.htm.