"Big house, little house, back house, barn," -- this rhythmic cadence was sung by 19th-Century children as they played. It also portrays the four essential elements of the farms where many of them lived. The stately and connected farm buildings of 19th-Century New Englanders stand today as a living expression of rural culture, offering insights into the people who made them and the lives the lead there.
Architect and professor Thomas C. Hubka provides in a single source, a detailed architectural analysis, generously illustrated with drawings and photographs. Working from his solid knowledge of how the buildings were made and used, Hubka challenges popular assumptions about their origins, postulating that these buildings were originally constructed in the 19th-Century in response to progressive farming ideas.
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The Emporium 
