Barn Preservation References:

Books and Journals

• Garvin, James L. A Building History of Northern New England. Hanover and

London: University Press of New England, 2001.

• Hubka, Thomas C. Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected
Farm Buildings of New England. Hanover and London: University Press of New
England, 1984.

• New Hampshire Coalition for Sustaining Agriculture. Conserving the Family

Farm.

o A manual using plain language on conservation easements and

agricultural provisions. Available at the University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension, (603) 679-5616.

• Parsons, Bonnie. Barns in the Highland Communities. Haydenville, MA:

The Trustees of Reservations: the Highland Communities Initiative, 2007.

• Porter, John C . and Francis E. Gilman. Preserving Old Barns: Preventing the
Loss of a Valuable Resource,

o Available through UNH Cooperative Extension and NH Division of

Historical Resources. Go to: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/agpubs.htm for an
order form.

• Sobon, Jack A. Historic American Timber Joinery: A Graphic Guide. Becket,

MA: Timber Framers Guild, 2002.

• Visser, Thomas Durant. Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings.
Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 1997.