Earthen buildings are not normally associated with humid continental climates, where hot summers and cold winters are accompanied by year-round precipitation. However, at least nineteen mud brick and shuttered earth (a form of cob) structures with construction dates ranging from ca. 1816 to 1850 are known to be extant.
In this article, architect Lauran Drown investigates the scope, impetus, and origins of Ontario’s earthen building trend by analyzing census data, primary and secondary historical accounts, and extant structures.
This article appeared in Terra 2022: Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Earthen Architectural Heritage, Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA, June 7-10, 2022, and is posted with permission from Getty Publications.
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