A Building History of Northern New England

Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1(4) How a House Is Built: The Evolution of Building Technology 5(90) Why a Building Looks the Way It Does: The Evolution of Style 95(41) How to Date a Building: The Evolution of Key Features 136(37) Appendix The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties 173(4) Selected Bibliography American Building Design and Technology, 1600--1925 177(16) Index 193