Abandoned Farm House
Apr 3, 2024 12:40:31 #
Apr 3, 2024 12:47:13 #
Vaun's photography wrote:
Definitely a fine subject!
Possibly a farm house, but I doubt that.
I'm used to wide doors on barns at ground level, but this has what looks like a hayloft towards the top, and that makes me think barn.
Certain livestock you would want to keep in a warm environment, hence the fireplace/chimney.
Possibly a farm house, but I doubt that.
I'm used to wide doors on barns at ground level, but this has what looks like a hayloft towards the top, and that makes me think barn.
Certain livestock you would want to keep in a warm environment, hence the fireplace/chimney.
Thanks for joining the conversation. I appreciate it.
Tom
Apr 3, 2024 12:48:40 #
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Apr 3, 2024 13:03:35 #
Apr 3, 2024 13:08:41 #
dennis2146 wrote:
That is an interesting building. Thank you for taking and submitting photos of it.
Dennis
Dennis
It sure is that, Dennis. When I'm back in that area this Fall, I will make a concerted effort to solve the mystery.
Apr 3, 2024 13:22:04 #
Harvey104
Loc: Priest Lake, Nashville, TN
Based on my early years, I would guess this was a "tobacco strippin shed". The tobacco leaves were often stripped from the stalks in cool or cold weather and needed some heat from a "wood stove".
Apr 3, 2024 13:25:44 #
StanMac wrote:
Nice barn shot, Tom. It just occurred to me that in many of your pictures of these dilapidated barns the grounds around them are neatly mowed. It’s kinda odd that the effort to maintain the grounds isn’t reflected in the maintenance of the barn.
Stan
Stan
Hi, Stan.
I compliment you for that keen observation. I, too, am baffled by that situation. And you are right...I see it all the time. I've thought it might be a help in rodent control, but that's a wild stab in the dark.
Apr 3, 2024 13:33:44 #
ValetaSue wrote:
Amazing that it is still standing
I sure wouldn't spend any time it.
Thanks for the visit.
Apr 3, 2024 13:44:33 #
Harvey104 wrote:
Based on my early years, I would guess this was a "tobacco strippin shed". The tobacco leaves were often stripped from the stalks in cool or cold weather and needed some heat from a "wood stove".
That's interesting, Harvey. I have the impression that the stripping and drying part of a tobacco operation required massive buildings. But I know next to nothing about that business.
Thanks for your input..
Tom
Apr 3, 2024 14:05:12 #
Apr 3, 2024 14:20:56 #
Harvey104
Loc: Priest Lake, Nashville, TN
Tom, you are correct ... the drying of the tobacco is done in the large barns by hanging the plants on stakes and then hanging them in the "tobacco barn" Really like your photographs.
Apr 3, 2024 14:56:49 #
black mamba wrote:
Nothing else around it to give me any clues to its history.
Apr 3, 2024 15:07:41 #
theaverlo wrote:
I like it... great shot!
Thank you very much. I'm glad you stopped by.
Tom
Apr 3, 2024 15:09:42 #
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