Architectural Survey Bibliography The following list is not comprehensive. It is intended to be a starting point for those

interested in the various aspects of architectural survey.

Architecture

Ching, Francis, D.K. A Visual Dictionary of Architecture: New York, NY: John Wiley &

Sons, Inc., 1995.

Longstreth, Richard. The Buildings of Main Street: A Guide to American Commercial

Architecture. Washington D.C.: The Preservation Press: National Trust for Historic

Preservation, 1987.

Massey, James C. and Maxwell, Shirley. House Styles in America: The Old-House

Journal Guide to the Architecture of American Homes. Studio; Pbk. Ed. 1999

Marshall, Howard Wight. Folk Architecture in Little Dixie: A Regional Culture in

Missouri. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1981.

Marshall, Howard Wright. Vernacular Architecture in Rural and Small Town Missouri:

An Introduction. Columbia, MO: Curators of the University of Missouri, 1994.

http://missourifolkloresociety.truman.edu/marshall.html

McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses: New York, NY: Alfred

A. Knoph, 2005.

Ravenswaay, Charles van. The Arts and Architecture of German Settlement in Missouri:

A Survey of a Vanishing Culture. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1977.

Walker, Lester. American Shelter, Revised Edition. Woodstock, NY: The Overlook

Press, 1996.

Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780: A Guide to Styles. Revised

Addition. Cambridge, MA: The MIT PRess, 1999.

Cemeteries

Keister, Douglas. Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Symbolism and Iconography. New

York, NY: MJF Books, 2004.

Potter, Elisabeth Walton and Beth M. Boland. Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering

Cemeteries and Burial Places. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,

1992. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb41/

Research

O’Donnell, Eleanor. Researching a Historic Property. U.S. Department of the Interior,

National Park Service, Rev. 1998.

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb39/

Rural Resources

McClelland, Linda Flint, et al. Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Rural

Historic Landscapes. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Rev. 1999.

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb30/

Noble, Allen G. Wood, Brick, & Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape,

Volume 1: Houses. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1984.

Noble, Allen G. Wood, Brick, & Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape,

Volume 2: Barns and Farm Structures. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press,

1984.

Noble, Allen, G and Wilhelm, Hubert, G.H. Barns of the Midwest. Athens, Ohio: Ohio

University Press, 1995.

Noble, Allen, G and Cleek, Richard K. The Old Barn Book: A Field Guide to North

American Barns & Other Farm Structures. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers

University Press, 2007.

Survey

Derry, Jandl, et. al. Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning.

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Rev. 1985.

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/