"Farmhouses of the 1860's were the monuments of the times and the men who built them. There were houses of sod and adobe and houses of logs, columned plantation houses of brick or clapboard and ornate Victorian houses with fancy fretwork. Variety there was if nothing else, for more than anything they reflected the resources of time, money, skills,…

Brochure. USDA Farm housing programs. Includes September 15, 1951 insert for Farm Housing Loan Pamphlet (USDA PA-183). "The Housing Act of 1949 authorizes the Farmers Home Administration to make loans and grants for construction and repair of farm houses and other necessary farm buildings."

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"As the home is so inseparably connected with the house and as our comfort and efficiency are so greatly influenced by the kind of houses in which we live, much of interest and importance centers in the study of "The House". Moreover, with the house, its evolution, decoration, and care may be associated much that is…

"Since rural America has become much more like urban America in the last 50 years, it is hardly surprising that the housing problems of rural America are much the same as those facing urban America. Nevertheless, there are differences between rural and urban areas in the comparative importance of these problems. For example, more houses in rural…

"If the prospective farm worker can be shown conclusively that pleasant living quarters and conditions are offered to him and an opportunity given to secure his food at a low cost, he will give these points full weight in considering a move to the farm.
The illustrations accompanying this article show two designs of family houses and two of bunk…

Architectural design of farmhouses design by Thompson from Department Agricultural Engineering, Extension Division, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, in Blacksburg, Virginia, for United States Department of Agriculture and Federal Civil Works Administration, Farm Housing Project.