Question

do you feel that vernacular or academic buildings offered more information regarding Anglo colonist history?

Answer 1

History cannot be said in one aspect. There are different aspects which needs to be known to get the whole picture of Anglo colonist History. And there are several sources which provides these different aspects of history.

Yes, Vernacular buildings did provide information related to the history of anglo colonist. It provided the aspects of materials available at that time, the needs of the people and local traditions. All these have been inferred based on the vernacular building, their design and materials used which varied from place to place. It gave an idea of the people's ability and their traditions and their requirements in day to day life.