Architecture and Change in the Chesapeake: A Field Tour of the Eastern and Western Shores

Maryland Historical Trust Press is the publishing unit of the State of Maryland's Division of Historical and Cultural Programs, an agency of the Department of Housing and Community Development. Publications include newsletters and numerous books, papers, and other print resources. A variety of publications offers the public a look at Maryland's historical and cultural past through architectural survey and inventory, archeological site exploration both above ground and underwater, and oral history documentation. Other publications help to make Maryland's populace more preservation conscious and provide technical assistance for saving cultural traditions, planning and managing historic sites, and enriching museum resources. The publications program is an educational outreach to the Maryland community -- serving schools and libraries, students and teachers, preservation planners and developers, historical organizations and citizen groups, and numerous others who, in learning, become more committed to protecting Maryland's historical and cultural legacy.Prepared to serve as a guide for a series of field tours organized for the annual meeting of the Vernacular Architecture Forum held in Annapolis in May 1998, this publication emphasizes pre-industrial architecture with a clear regional identity. Included are brief historical sketches and illustrations featuring architectural landmarks located in Anne Arundel, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Wicomico, and Somerset Counties. Designed to assist the reader to recognize patterns of development in regional building traditions and architectural decoration, this book provides useful insights into the evolving nature of the Chesapeake landscape inMaryland.