Folk Architecture Sites
Overviews
Louisiana State University Exhibitshttp://rurallife.lsu.edu/ (NOTE: As of 10/06/04, links from the LSU Rural Life Museum Home Page to its exhibits are not active. The link from this page to the LSU page has been left active in the meantime, in case the links are re-established at a later time.)http://habs.lsu.edu/ (drawings and photos from the Louisiana Historic American Buildings Survery)
Dale Lightfoot's Cultural Landscapes From Around The World
http://www.geog.okstate.edu/users/lightfoot/lfoot.htm select Folk Customs From Around The World--these slides include folk architecture (look in the middle of the group) plus costumes, customs, and more.South Florida Folklife
http://www.historical-museum.org/folklife/tradition3.htmLouisiana Studies Historical Preservation (go to Contents, then select illustrations)
Vernacular Designs
http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Vernacular.htmlEastender Restoration--Early American Homes
http://www.e-restores.com/earlyamerican/ (a commercial site, but good images of varous early types of houses, along with interior maps and "showrooms")
Houses
Dog Trot Houseshttp://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/desoto/images/dogtrot.jpghttp://www.tngenweb.org/warren/ph-4.htm
http://wcgs.ala.nu/dogtrot.jpg
http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/music/e3-three.html (go to middle of page)
Sod Houses
Photos from the Sod House Museum http://websteader.com/wbstdsodmuzm.htmhttp://www.plainsfolk.com/bowman/sod.htm
http://www.rrcnet.org/~historic/sodhist.htm
Wichita State University Special Collections http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/ms/95-20/95-20_Songs.html (includes lyrics to songs about sod houses)
Salt Box Houses
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/saltbox/default.html (Newfoundland Folk Architecture)http://www.pasty.com/reflections/id125.htm (Copper Country--Mesnard)
http://www.avalon.nf.ca/~janetmcn/saltboxhouse.html (Newfoundland)
Shotgun Houses
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi820.htmhttp://www.parkcityhistory.org/History/pcarchitecture/types.htm (also information on 3 other house types, some broken links but still interesting)
Barns
Pete French Round Barn, Harney County, Oregon http://www.dalejtravis.com/barn/oregon/htm/or01301.htmPete French Round Barn http://home.att.net/~LeRoyW7OUS/newpage12.htm
Pete French Long Barn http://home.att.net/~LeRoyW7OUS/toppage12.htm
Luscher Farm, Lake Oswego, Oregon http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/parksrec/Luscher/luscher-current.htm#Luscher
Ohio Barns (examples of barns from 32 states and Canada) http://ohiobarns.com/
Round Barns http://www.vreug.com/barns.html
Barn Again http://www.nebraskahumanities.org/barnagain.html (sponsored by Nebraska Humanities Council, so a lot about Nebraska, but also great background information and history, photos, and links to related sites)
The Americanization of the Barn, by Thoomas C. Hubka http://www.nbm.org/blueprints/90s/spring94/page2/page2.htm (article with visuals)
Covered Bridges
Covred Bridges at the Ohio Barns Web Site (examples from 27 states) http://ohiobarns.com/covbri/index.htmMaine Department of Transportation Covered Bridge Website http://www.maine.gov/mdot/covered-bridges/wooden.php (again, while local to Maine, contains good background information and great photos of a variety of covered bridges)
Kentucky Covered Bridges http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/CoveredBridges/
Vermont Covered Bridges http://www.virtualvermont.com/coveredbridge/
Virginia's Covered Bridges http://www.virginiadot.org/infoservice/faq-covbridge.asp
Oregon Covered Bridges
Oregon Department of Transportation Covered Bridges http://www.odot.state.or.us/eshtm/cb.htmhttp://www.viser.net/~draft/bridges/bridges.shtml (most links from this page are broken, but the one page available gives background on Oregon covered bridges)
http://www.354.com/drain/bridge.htm
http://www.daytrails.com/CoveredBridges.html
http://geography.uoregon.edu/infographics/lcweb/Bridgetext.htm
Lane County http://www.chuckhawks.com/lane_county_bridges.htm and http://www.co.lane.or.us/about/bridges.htm
Miscellaneous
Texas Handbook: Folk Building
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Last Updated 10/06/04