An edition of Shaker architecture
(1966)
Shaker architecture
descriptions with photographs and drawings of Shaker buildings at Mount Lebanon, New York, Watervliet, New York, West Pittsfield, Massachusetts
by William Lawrence Lassiter
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After a brief history of the Shakers, drawings and photographs of the buildings and artifacts subordinate to theirreligious beliefs and established laws are shown and briefly discussed. The architectural designs--which are distinctive--established a style, or a folk art in America.
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Shaker architecture, Architecture, Designs and plansPlaces
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Table of Contents
Foreword / by Margaret Fellows Melcher
Introduction
Stone barn, North family
Dwelling house, North family
Laundry building, North family
Lumber and grist mill, North family
Brethren's red brick shop, North family
Meeting house, Church family
Ministry's dwelling house, Church family
Blacksmith's shop, Church family
Shaker school, Church family
Sisters' workshop, South family
Main dwelling house, West family
"Round barn" Hancock Shakers.
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Includes bibliographical reference (page 127).
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