I selected fifty of the most interesting ones to include in my new book, 50 Barn Cupolas. Each cupola is different, and each one expresses the pride that its original owner took in his barn. Some have been lovingly restored – others are on their last legs.
The book explains how old New England dairy barns came to have cupolas. It takes you back to the nineteenth century when dairy farmers turned a ventilation problem into an opportunity to express their individuality. It also documents the way fifty nineteenth-century carpenters creatively executed the same project.
50 Barn Cupolas is available in both digital and printed versions.
