This thesis examines the availability and use of manufactured and imported
building materials in southern and central Indiana before 1850. Specifically, it seeks to
identify the extent to which materials such as paint, machine-cut nails, window glass and
prefabricated sash, architectural hardware, and cast iron stoves were imported into the
region from both foreign and domestic sources. It examines the transition from handmade
and hand-wrought to standardized, mass-produced, and prefabricated building materials
and explores the impact of emerging American consumerism, changing economic policy,
and advancements in technology and transportation on the built environment of the
Indiana frontier. / Historical context -- Whitewash and paint -- Wrought and cut nails -- Window glass and prefabricated sash -- Architectural hardward -- Cast iron stoves. / Department of Architecture
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/194648 |
| Date | 29 June 2011 |
| Creators | Manning, Mary C. |
| Contributors | Campbell, Duncan C. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
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