Folk, utilitarian and vernacular architecture of Missouri
Covered bridges in Missouri, from Dale J. Travis
authentic log cabins of Missouri
After multiple requests, we’re starting a page on Missouri outhouses.
Fr. Phil Hoebing’s article on the churches of Brother Adrian Wewer
An AP feature on MFS’ Brett Rogers and his excavation of slave quarters on a plantation near Arrow Rock
African Missouri : an online resource for lore and history of African Americans in Missouri–
including PRESERVATION ISSUES — a rich source on vernacular architecture, including shotgun houses and slave dwellings
Howard Wight Marshall’s Vernacular Architecture in Rural and Small Town Missouri: An Introduction
is now available in this online edition, the only resource of its kind on the web…the page is graphics-rich, and loads slowly, but it’s well worth the wait!
Barns:
A gallery of Missouri barns photographed by Dr. David Gillette, of Truman State University
A commerical photographer’s collection of Missouri barns
Yet more Missouri barns
Round barns in Missouri, from Dale J. Travis
The Rotunda, a round barn in Hermann
Two “bank barns” at the Cedarcroft B&B (Warrensburg) built by John A. Adams