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| Format | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Creator | Witmer, Christopher S. |
| Title | The German Timber-Framed Threshing Barns of Lebanon Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin. |
| Dissertation Note (type -- academic institution) | MA Thesis -- University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Date | 1983 |
| Extent of Work | 220 pp. |
| Abstract | This study examines the tradition of half-timber construction barns found in the German settlement area of Lebanon Township in Dodge County, Wisconsin. The research consisted of a farm-by-farm search of Lebanon Township. 203 barns were examined, 30 of which were found to be of half-timber construction. The hypotheses of this study are: 1) The German half-timber threshing barns built in Lebanon Township may not be true examples of folk architecture, as they may have been influenced by contemporary architectural pattern books; 2) Based on general examples from the Eastern United States, framing systems used in German threshing barns underwent some type of evolution over time; and 3) The demise of the German threshing barn was caused by economic and utilitarian reasons, based upon changing agricultural systems and the influence of advanced barn construction technology. |
| Notes | UMI, printed in 1988 |
| Call Number | MKI dissertations / MEM AWO W826 C475 |
| MKI Terms | Architecture/ Wisconsin/ Farming/ German Americans -- Wisconsin |