Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England

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Presenter: Thomas Hubka

Through architecture unique to northern New England, this illustrated talk focuses on several case studies that show how farmers converted their typical separate house and barns into connected farmsteads. Thomas Hubka's research in his award-winning book, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, demonstrates that average farmers were, in fact, motivated by competition with farmers in other regions of America, who had better soils and growing seasons and fewer rocks to clear. The connected farmstead organization, housing equal parts mixed-farming and home-industry, was one of the collective responses to the competitive threat. 

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This program was originally scheduled for 9/10/24. 

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Event Details

When:

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 6:30pm

Where:

Howe Library
13 South Street
Hanover NH 03755

Hosted By:

Howe Library

Contact Info:

Howe Library, 603-643-4120