Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture
Summary
The Chesapeake Farm Buildings Survey was organized in the Fall of 1980 as a long-term effort to record seriously threatened agricultural buildings in the Tidewater region. The initial group of eight participants has expanded to roughly fifteen architectural historians, folklorists, and social historians. Bi-monthly meetings are held in Annapolis, Williamsburg, and Richmond. Buildings are identified and recorded by participants according to significance, likelihood of destruction, and accessibility. Working individually or in teams, members bring their work to the meetings for discussion with the rest of the group. Because of the variety of professional interests represented within the group, and because members are geographically scattered from northern Delaware to North Carolina, the recorded buildings reflect a broad spectrum of origin and use.
Report also includes a topographical description and overview of cultural resources at the Adelphi Laboratory Center.
Cite this Record
Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture. Camille Wells. 1982 ( tDAR id: 438878) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8438878
Keywords
Culture
African American
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Euroamerican
Material
Building Materials
Site Name
Chesapeake Farm Building
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Maddox Farm
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Mrs. Harper's Woolen Factory
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Redden Bank Barn
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Shirley Slave House
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Tracy's Landing
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Wilson Potato House
Site Type
House
Investigation Types
Architectural Survey
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Heritage Management
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Reconnaissance / Survey
General
Collections Management
Geographic Keywords
Adelphi, MD
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Maryland (State / Territory)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -79.514; min lat: 38.565 ; max long: -76.349; max lat: 39.749 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contributor(s): Orlando V Ridout
Landowner(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
Sponsor(s): Vernacular Architecture Forum
Repository(s): Adelphi Laboratory
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| ADI_0001_SiteReport_1982-1997_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 6.40mb | Oct 16, 2017 2:50:45 PM | Confidential |
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