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A concise and amply illustrated introduction to Kentucky folk structures--log cabins, houses, cribs, and barns--that should be treasured as irreplaceable expressions of the cultural values of the Commonwealth's past.

Folk buildings, constructed by local mechanics, are like folktales and folksongs: they are a durable expression of traditional cultural patters transformed from previous generations. -- Come-All-Ye

Publication Date

1976

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Place of Publication

Lexington, KY

ISBN

9780813108438

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9780813148397

Keywords

Domestic architecture, Vernacular architecture, Barns, Kentucky

Disciplines

Architectural History and Criticism

Kentucky Folk Architecture
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