Historic Structures Report, Part I: Slyder Farm Buildings
Tilberg F. 1958. Historic Structures Report, Part I: Slyder Farm Buildings. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion", Gettysburg was the Civil War's bloodiest battle and was also the inspiration for President Abraham Lincoln's immortal "Gettysburg Address". The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. This historic structure report concerns the Slyder Farm Buildings at Gettysburg, located approximately 300 yards southwest of Devil's Den and consisting of seven buildings of which three are pre-war construction. Generally all structures are in a good state of repair except for the barn. It is recommended that metal tie roads be installed at plate line of barn walls to preclude further settlement of roof framing. All other structures are recommended for reroofing with hand-split wood shakes. Minor repairs to siding, window sash, trim, etc., are to be accomplished by day labor.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Tilberg, Frederick
- Date of Issue
- 1958-12
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- GETT , NER
- Keywords
- adaptive reuse, agriculture, Civil War, farm, homestead, restoration, Slyder, vernacular architecture