TEACHER'S GUIDE TO

History and Folklife of the Kentucky Frontier

ACTIVITY

Architectural Preservation

The state of Kentucky has a wealth of historic buildings.  A field trip to a 
local log cabin or other early structure gives students the opportunity to study 
folk architecture firsthand. Have students measure the logs, doorways, windows, 
etc. and make a drawing of the building and a map of the site. Locate the site on 
a city or county map and list its coordinates.

Take pictures and conduct research on some of the earliest structures in your 
community.  Ask a member of an area preservation group to talk to the class about 
architecture and preservation. You may want to use the information gathered to 
develop a slide show, coloring book, or walking or driving tour about historic 
buildings in your town or county.

This activity comes from A Teacher's Guide to Pioneer Life in South Central Kentucky,

by Nancy Disher Baird and Carol Crowe-Carraco.