{"product_id":"the-historic-barns-of-southeastern-pennsylvania-architecture-preservation-built-1750-1900","title":"The Historic Barns of Southeastern Pennsylvania: Architecture \u0026 Preservation, Built 1750–1900","description":"An illustrated look at the barns in southeastern Pennsylvania (\"the hearth\"), including design, construction, dating, and use of barns with a diversity of architectural forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor anyone who has ever admired a barn on an old country lane, this is the story of that barn and many others in Southeastern Pennsylvania, or, specifically, \"the hearth,\" the area east of the Susquehanna River and south of the Blue Mountains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the earliest-settled areas in North America, this region of the Keystone State, which includes eleven counties, is home to an astounding 20,000 standing barns, in various states of repair, built from the late 1700s on. Discussed in this text are the primary factors that have determined the fundamental structures and appearances of the six great barn classifications, including forest resources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther featured topics are architectural aspects and regionalisms, dates of construction, survival of 18th-century examples, mysterious decorations, and barn preservation. Completing this treatise are representative color photographs, building plan sketches, charts conveying the prevalence of types, and a glossary of barn terms.","brand":"Schiffer Publishing LTD.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48432800268514,"sku":"MTO-SCHIFFER-2026-09-17-22.50-218","price":96.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_217_zYt1zMqs0.jpg?v=1789610488","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-historic-barns-of-southeastern-pennsylvania-architecture-preservation-built-1750-1900","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}