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Title FIELD GUIDE TO THE VERNACULAR BUILDINGS OF THE SAN ANTONIO AREA
Published [S.l.] : TEXAS A & M UNIV PRESS, 2021

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Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: Experiencing the Complex Character of San Antonio and South Central Texas through Their Vernacular Buildings and Cultural Landscapes -- 2. Materials and Methods of Everyday Building in Central Texas -- 3. Vernacular Buildings of San Antonio's Core, La Villita, and the River Walk -- 4. The San Antonio Missions -- 5. The King William Neighborhood -- 6. Vernacular Buildings of the Westside -- 7. The Hill Country Vernacular -- 8. Vernacular Buildings East of San Antonio -- Contributors -- Index
Summary "A Field Guide to the Vernacular Buildings of the San Antonio Area is the first comprehensive guide to the culturally significant vernacular buildings of this diverse and historic region. A valuable, easy-to-use resource for heritage travelers, historic preservationists, and local historians, this book pairs incisive interpretive essays with detailed building descriptions, photographs, and architectural renderings"-- Provided by publisher
Subject Vernacular architecture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Travel / United States / South / West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
Architecture / Vernacular.
Architecture / Regional.
Vernacular architecture
Texas -- San Antonio
Genre/Form Electronic books
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks
Guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Fortenberry, Brent
ISBN 9781623499129
1623499127