Washington state's round barns : preserving a vanishing rural heritage /
Enchanted by their beauty, complexity and historical significance, Tom and Helen Bartuska spent decades researching, visiting and photographing twenty-one Washington round barns over fifty years old, at least two stories, and over fifty feet in diameter. They share what they learned, who built each...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Pullman, Washington :
Basalt Books, an imprint of Washington State University Press,
[2024].
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Summary: | Enchanted by their beauty, complexity and historical significance, Tom and Helen Bartuska spent decades researching, visiting and photographing twenty-one Washington round barns over fifty years old, at least two stories, and over fifty feet in diameter. They share what they learned, who built each structure and when, original and current uses, individual characteristics, construction details and more. They also discuss the fascinating history, reuse and creative preservation of round barns and other rural buildings and communities across the United States. |
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Physical Description: | ix, 194 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 187) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781638640240 1638640246 9781638640271 1638640270 |