Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Building of New England

“Big house, little house, back house, barn”―this rhythmic cadence was sung by nineteenth-century children as they played. It also portrays the four essential components of the farms where many of them lived. Join Thomas Hubka, author of Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England for a closer look at the stately and beautiful connected farm buildings made by nineteenth-century New Englanders that stand today as a living expression of a rural culture and the people who made them. This progam will also examine Portland’s urban housing and its similarities and differences to rural house farms.

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Registration is requested for this free event: https://www.mainehistory.org/events/big-house-little-house-back-house-barn/
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About the presenter: Thomas Hubka is a Professor Emeritus from the Department of Architecture, University of Wisconsin−Milwaukee. He has published widely on topics of popular, vernacular architecture including theoretical works and detailed studies of common buildings such as New England farms, bungalows, ranch houses, and workers' cottages.

Thomas Hubka's book 'Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn' is available to purchase on the MHS online store: https://shop.mainehistory.org/products/big-house-little-house?_pos=1&_psq=big+house&_ss=e&_v=1.0

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