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House Building

Author: Farm Owners in North Carolina
Date Published: 1953


The study is based on a field investigation of the social process by which 266 North Carolina farm families, a state-wide sample, build their houses during 1948 and 1950. Process phases investigated include the decision to build, causes of delay, sacrifices made, types of farmhouses constructed, planning procedures, contracts let, labor employed, materials used, costs and financing.

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