Florida Vernacular Regions
Certain things however bring all of the types together to create the florida vernacular.
Florida vernacular regions. Florida vernacular architectural style row house plan with pastel colors bahama shutters f 576 construction costs customers who bought this plan also shopped for a building materials list. Connecticut maine massachusetts new hampshire rhode island vermont. Vernacular areas in florida lamme ary j. Moore memorial park cultural center this home is a replica of the home shared by american civil rights leaders harry and harriette moore and serves today as a teaching tool to visitors of the complex.
Delaware district of columbia maryland pennsylvania virginia west virginia. A few them are southern california tampa bay area the south gold coast new york city florida heartland the midwest the southwest new england besides many others. Vernacular regions like most culture regions generally lack sharp borders and the inhabitants of any given area may claim residence in more than one such region. Lauderdale and west palm beach though its definition has changed over time.
Alabama florida georgia kentucky mississippi north carolina south carolina tennessee. It s difficult to see vernacular region in a sentence. When we refer to the term the south we may not exactly know which areas belong to this zone. Lamme iii and raymond k.
Florida vernacu lar is no different. Oldakowski found that the glades has emerged as a distinct vernacular region of florida. 2 november 1982 pp. These basic house types are very much evident through out north and central florida but they almost always are at least slightly varied from the prototype.
The gold coast in the state of florida in the us is a vernacular region too. Style architecture which defines vernacular architecture. The region includes smaller vernacular regions particularly along the coast including the emerald coast and the big bend on the gulf coast and the first coast and halifax area on the atlantic. It is located on the atlantic coast of south florida including the cities of miami ft.
North florida is one of florida s three most common directional regions along with central florida and south florida. Oldakowski this study examines vernacular areas in through a survey of the general population and reviews findings on vernacular areas in this distinctive and varied cultural setting. Our building materials lists compile the typical materials purchased from the lumber yard and are a great tool for estimating the cost to build. Located on the property of the harry t.
One of the best known of florida s vernacular regions the name is a reference to the wealth and ritzy tropical lifestyle that characterizes the area. Lamme and raymond k. The gold coast is a region of the u s. Vernacular regions are distinguished from one another by the words used by its population and the cultural significance attached to language or practices within that area.
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