Uncovering Vernacular Architecture
January 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Monday January 12th | 6:00PM | in person | Sunderland Public Library
Constructing the Connecticut River Valley: Uncovering Our Vernacular Architecture 1640-1750
In this talk, Nevan Carling will discuss the research he completed for his Master’s degree on the development of the Connecticut River Valley’s unique vernacular building tradition.
The talk will discuss the early settlement of the Valley, the genealogical connections that dominated town and regional life through this period, and the timber frame construction techniques the make these buildings distinctive from other regions of New England and America.
Nevan Carling is a conservation timber framer who specializes in the repair and documentation of historic timber framed throughout New England using traditional tools and techniques. Nevan has just completed his Master’s Degree in Timber Building Conservation at the Weald and Downland Living Museum in Chichester, England. His ongoing research includes the documentation and study of 17th and early 18th-century houses in the Connecticut River Valley, as well as historic barns and outbuildings across New England. Nevan and his wife Jessie are currently conserving a late 18th century tavern in Waterford, Maine dubbed Rowcester West. This program is sponsored by the Swampfield Historical Society.
The Sunderland Public Library is located at 20 School Street in Sunderland. For more information about this program and the library visit here.
