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This richly illustrated volume explores the character of pre-1940 domestic and agricultural buildings in the towns and rural landscapes of southern New Jersey, Delaware, and coastal Maryland and Virginia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. House Forms and House Lots
Chapter 3. Construction: Underpinnings, Walling, and Roofing
Chapter 4. Popular Architectural Styles
Chapter 5. Farm Outbuildings and Plans
Chapter 6. Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Architecture
Chapter 7. Landscape Ensembles: The Example of Port Penn, Delaware
Chapter 8. Recording Historic Buildings
Appendix: Directory of Resources
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Gabrielle M. Lanier has taught historic preservation and public history at Mary Washington College, Rutgers University, and Millersville University. Bernard L. Herman is associate professor of art history, history, and urban affairs and public policy at the University of Delaware and associate director of the Center for Historical Architecture and Design. His many books include The Stolen House and Architecture and Rural Life in Central Delaware: 1700-1900.

Reviews

It won't fit in your glove compartment, but Everyday Architecture in the Mid-Atlanticis a book you ought to have along as you drive... It's a serious book but it is aimed at nonprofessionals who enjoy historic buildings and landscapes. Potomac Review A first-rate book... Profusely illustrated with an excellent selection of drawings and photographs... It will be of great use to everyone interested in our built environment. Maryland Historical Magazine Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic departs from well-traveled roads to explore the less-celebrated architecture of New Jersey, Deleware, and coastal Maryland and Virginia. The authors use more than 300 illustrations to show readers how to date buildings such as suburban houses that have been through many redesigns and expansions. Richmond Times-Dispatch Finally, a guidebook of historic architecture that treats whole country, not a particular state, but a natural geographical division-a region. -- M. Ruth Little Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians This book is important new scholarship for those interested in material culture and vernacular architecture. -- Judith K. Major American Historical Review