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| Format | Manuscript |
|---|---|
| Creator | Edwards, Jay D. |
| Title, Manuscript | Contributions of the Early German Settlers to the Creole Vernacular Architecutre of Southern Louisiana |
| Date | 2020 |
| Extent of Work | 44 pages, illustrations |
| URL | https://mki.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1100/2022/01/LOUISIANA.GERMAN.VERNACULAR.ARCHIT.04.FULL-TEXT.pdf |
| Notes | Jay D. Edwards, Dept. Geography & Anthropology, Louisiana State University |
| Contents | Introduction --- Settlers from the Rhineland and Switzerland: A Brief History -- German Houses: The Rhineland --- German Vernacular Architecture --- German Houses in North America --- Explaining the Persistence of Rhenish Architectural Symbols --- German and Cajun Houses of Eighteenth Century Louisiana --- Clues from Facade Geometry --- Conclusions. |
| Abstract | Edwards explores the little-recognized influence of some 350 German settlers who began arriving in Louisiana in 1721 as part of John Law’s attempts to establish a productive French colony in the lower Mississippi Valley. The settlers’ contributions to Louisiana’s material culture have, up to now, remained relatively unappreciated by historians. |
| Call Number | MKI P2022-1 |
| MKI Terms | Architecture/ German Americans/ Louisiana/ 18th century |