Peterson, Fred W.
PETERSON, Fred W.
PETERSON, Fred W. American, b. 1932. Genres: Homes/Gardens, Architecture. Career: University of Minnesota, Morris, professor of art history, 1961-92; writer. Publications: Homes in the Heartland, 1992; Building Community, Keeping the Faith: German Catholic Vernacular Architecture in a Rural Minnesota Parish, 1998. Address: 1007 Idaho Ave., Morris, MN 56267, U.S.A.
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