The five original farmhouses represented a traditional Spanish set-up, of simple vernacular structures that economically accommodated farmers as they cared for the surrounding land.
The school, a wood framed vernacular structure, represents a typical one-room schoolhouse mentioned in rural American history.
There were, of course, the wonderful vernacular structures of the wheat silos, which dotted the horizon.
To judge by the size of individual examples, strip buildings tend to be larger than the domestic vernacular structures within their spacious plots.
It is a vernacular Federal-style structure and served as a frontier tavern, public meeting place, and pioneer homestead.
There are also plans to demolish less significant adjacent vernacular structures to create large garden settings surrounding the landmarks.
In the early 19th century, a major addition to the house gave it the appearance of a vernacular federal structure.
The building would be a simple vernacular structure but for the two Gothic Revival-style towers connected at oblique angles to the corners of the facade.
These vernacular structures were occupied by clan groups.
The farmhouse, which is the central building on the farmstead, is a vernacular structure built of brick with a gabled roof of shingles.