folk architecture

Isaac Kremer/ July 3, 2024/ / 0 comments

Any building constructed by local people using traditional practices and customs for design and construction; may follow a regional pattern adapted to local materials and climate, especially during prerailroad eras before the mid-19th century; building shapes and construction techniques often brought by immigrants from other regions or countries; types incldue Cape Cod house, Carpenter Gothic, dugout, foursquare, I-house, log cabin, pueblo, sod house, timber frame, wigwam. See also high style, vernacular building. (Bucher, 1996)