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| | Historic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | My experience with bale buildings comes from having read most of what is available -old and new on bale building and having visited ones built in 1903, 1914, 1921, 1925, 1928, 1936, 1940 (approx.), 1948, 1949, 1953, and several from the late 70's, 80's and about 30 to 40 "modern" ones. |
 | | True Nebraska style is load bearing - meaning the bale walls support the weight of the roof, no mortar and no post and beam or other structural system involved. |
 | | And finally, speaking of "true" Nebraska Style, the sign on the road into Purdum, Nebraska, a town with seven houses and seven driveways (and the site of the Simonton house built in 1908) is a great example of Nebraska Style---it reads: "Purdum, Nebraska Next 7 Exits". |
| www.strawbuilding.org /sb/reading/historic.htm (248 words) |
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