Author: Elise Kowert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Fredericksburg, Texas is steeped not only in German-Texan traditions, customs and heritage, but its Old World architecture is also being preserved for future generations. "Old Homes and Buildings of Fredericksburg" began in April 1975 as a weekly series in the Fredericksburg Standard as a Bicentennial feature, continuing through 1976. Two buildings are added to this book that appear in the 1977 series. The stories in this book also contain family history and an index.
Old Homes and Buildings of Fredericksburg
Author: Elise Kowert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Fredericksburg, Texas is steeped not only in German-Texan traditions, customs and heritage, but its Old World architecture is also being preserved for future generations. "Old Homes and Buildings of Fredericksburg" began in April 1975 as a weekly series in the Fredericksburg Standard as a Bicentennial feature, continuing through 1976. Two buildings are added to this book that appear in the 1977 series. The stories in this book also contain family history and an index.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Fredericksburg, Texas is steeped not only in German-Texan traditions, customs and heritage, but its Old World architecture is also being preserved for future generations. "Old Homes and Buildings of Fredericksburg" began in April 1975 as a weekly series in the Fredericksburg Standard as a Bicentennial feature, continuing through 1976. Two buildings are added to this book that appear in the 1977 series. The stories in this book also contain family history and an index.
A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County
Author: Kenneth Hafertepe
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623492726
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This richly illustrated book tracks the evolution of Fredericksburg architecture and guides readers through the streets of this once-westernmost German settlement in America, pointing out the log, fachwerk, and stone buildings that housed the town’s full-time residents, its weekenders, and the businesses of the nineteenth century. Abundant with details uncovered by Hafertepe in his research, including corrections to construction dates based on newly tapped records, this guide features those buildings visible to visitors from the public streets and sidewalks. The author lists which buildings are open for tours and which ones have been converted to public use such as museums, stores, or restaurants. The buildings of Fredericksburg reflect memories of classic German construction and technique with a gradual transition to American styles, including a few remarkable decades that were neither purely German nor American distinctively but saw the creation of a regional style. This book allows readers to walk down the streets of Fredericksburg and see the layers of Texas history on display: everything from a pioneer log cabin to an art deco courthouse.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623492726
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This richly illustrated book tracks the evolution of Fredericksburg architecture and guides readers through the streets of this once-westernmost German settlement in America, pointing out the log, fachwerk, and stone buildings that housed the town’s full-time residents, its weekenders, and the businesses of the nineteenth century. Abundant with details uncovered by Hafertepe in his research, including corrections to construction dates based on newly tapped records, this guide features those buildings visible to visitors from the public streets and sidewalks. The author lists which buildings are open for tours and which ones have been converted to public use such as museums, stores, or restaurants. The buildings of Fredericksburg reflect memories of classic German construction and technique with a gradual transition to American styles, including a few remarkable decades that were neither purely German nor American distinctively but saw the creation of a regional style. This book allows readers to walk down the streets of Fredericksburg and see the layers of Texas history on display: everything from a pioneer log cabin to an art deco courthouse.
Fredericksburg and the Cavalier Country, America's Most Historic Section
Author: John Taquette Goolrick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Although mainly about Fredericksburg, Virginia, it does include some points of interest from the surrounding countryside.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Although mainly about Fredericksburg, Virginia, it does include some points of interest from the surrounding countryside.
Historic Virginia Homes and Churches
Author: Robert Alexander Lancaster (Jr.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Homes and Gardens in Old Virginia
Author: Garden Club of Virginia
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517224922
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517224922
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Material Culture of German Texans
Author: Kenneth Hafertepe
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 162349382X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Winner, 2019 San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Book Award, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation German immigrants of the nineteenth century left a distinctive mark on the lifestyles and vernacular architecture of Texas. In this first comprehensive survey of the art and artifacts of German Texans, Kenneth Hafertepe explores how their material culture was influenced by their European roots, how it was adapted to everyday life in Texas, and how it changed over time—at different rates in different communities. The Material Culture of German Texans is about the struggle to become American while maintaining a distinctive cultural identity drawn from German heritage. Including materials from rural, small town, and urban settings, this masterful study covers pioneer generations in East Texas and the Hill Country, but also follows the story into the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. Houses and their furnishings, churches and cemeteries, breweries and businesses, and paintings and engravings fill the pages of this thorough, informative, and richly illustrated volume. Recent decades have seen a sharp increase of the study of vernacular architecture (which can range from traditional building to ethnic expressions to landscape ensembles) and an intensified study of American furniture and other decorative arts. Incorporating these vernacular and decorative arts methods and building on the works of cultural geographers, curators, and historians, The Material Culture of German Texans offers a definitive contribution that will inform visitors to the region as well as those who study its history and culture.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 162349382X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Winner, 2019 San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Book Award, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation German immigrants of the nineteenth century left a distinctive mark on the lifestyles and vernacular architecture of Texas. In this first comprehensive survey of the art and artifacts of German Texans, Kenneth Hafertepe explores how their material culture was influenced by their European roots, how it was adapted to everyday life in Texas, and how it changed over time—at different rates in different communities. The Material Culture of German Texans is about the struggle to become American while maintaining a distinctive cultural identity drawn from German heritage. Including materials from rural, small town, and urban settings, this masterful study covers pioneer generations in East Texas and the Hill Country, but also follows the story into the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. Houses and their furnishings, churches and cemeteries, breweries and businesses, and paintings and engravings fill the pages of this thorough, informative, and richly illustrated volume. Recent decades have seen a sharp increase of the study of vernacular architecture (which can range from traditional building to ethnic expressions to landscape ensembles) and an intensified study of American furniture and other decorative arts. Incorporating these vernacular and decorative arts methods and building on the works of cultural geographers, curators, and historians, The Material Culture of German Texans offers a definitive contribution that will inform visitors to the region as well as those who study its history and culture.
Old Homes and History Around Fredericksburg
Author: John Taquette Goolrick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fredericksburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fredericksburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Porches and Portals of Old Fredericksburg, Virginia
Author: Virginia Carmichael
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Historic Fredericksburg
Author: John Tackett Goolrick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fredericksburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fredericksburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Historic Houses of Early America
Author: Elise Lathrop
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description