Description

A Requiem on Stone and Board is a collection of materials documenting Kentucky buildings as collected by folklorist Robert E. Warren.

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Vernacular Architecture

Vernacular archictecure is defined as a ‘broad term for any architecture built of local materials to suit particular local needs, generally constructed outside any academic tradition and without professional guidance. It is often of unknown authorship and makes little reference to established styles or theories of architecture. Most architectural works in the world are vernacular architecture.’ -Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus

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Log houses Museum of mountain life Levi jackson wilderness road park Oocella abbott John abbott

Locations

Laurel county Knott county Mccreary county Russell county

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