Homes in the Heartland
Subtitle: balloon frame farmhouses of the upper Midwest
By: Fred W. Peterson.
Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780816653539
Subjects: Farmhouses -- Middle West -- Design and construction -- History; Balloon framing -- Middle West -- History; Farmhouses -- Middle West -- History
Notes: Originally published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 1992.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Balloon frame structural system; title: Typology for balloon frame farmhouses in the upper midwest; title: Settlement and shelter; title: Farmhouse types 1 and 2 : what makes a house a home?; title: Farmhouse types 3 and 4 : a vernacular aesthetics; title: Farmhouse types 5 and 6 : style, substance, and community; title: Farmhouse types 8 and 9 : consolidation and standardization; title: Farmhouse type 10 : rural images of success; title: Conclusion: bricks, balloon frames, and hi-tech.