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Typical configurations include farm buildings used for both livestock and grain/hay storage. The bastle house is an arrangement which places the living quarters above the farm building and, usually, the farm animals. This type of connected farm was common as a defensive arrangement; living quarters were located high above for security reasons.
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The remaining plantation complex consists of the "big house" with several outbuildings, including six original slave quarters, and a maison de reprise (a second house, or mother-in-law cottage). The existence of the slave quarters, where farm workers continued to live until 1977, contributes to the historic significance of the complex.
Schmidt Farmhouse & Outbuildings is a heritage-listed homestead at 3 Worongary Road, Worongary, City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1880s to c. 1910 . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 8 April 1997.
Elizabeth managed the farm and their other properties while John was in England. [1] In his last twelve years, Macarthur consulted pattern books and various architects and builders such as Henry Cooper and James Smith to prepare building plans. [4] [1] John Macarthur brought olive trees (Olea europaea cv.) to Sydney in 1805 and again in 1817.
Complete architectural plan for a Gothic-arch barn by the US Department of Agriculture. Rafters were first constructed by laminating together, by nailing, two or more pieces of 1x8 inch lumber with overlapping end joints and then cutting the desired radius. Before power tools were commonly available, this method was labor-intensive.
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His plan is the only known plan that shows the outline and dimensions of the kitchen garden and positions it in relation to the house. The plan shows a rectangular garden divided internally into 16 individual beds with what appear to be paths running in a grid pattern through it.