A quiz: Do you know what this is? Yesterday, a friend and I decided to take a mini road trip. One of the stops was a local farm with absolutely gorgeous plants and a fantastic shop...

BAchme Loc: Middle Tennessee

Yesterday, a friend and I decided to take a mini road trip. One of the stops was a local farm with absolutely gorgeous plants and a fantastic shop filled with homemade goodies, including fudge and produce. My friend indicated that the older lady who greeted us had been there for over five years!

This fixture was in the middle of the lawn. I thought it was an outhouse, but why the shelves around it?

So, do you have any clues as to what else it might be?

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Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

BAchme wrote:

Yesterday, a friend and I decided to take a mini road trip. One of the stops was a local farm with absolutely gorgeous plants and a fantastic shop filled with homemade goodies, including fudge and produce. My friend indicated that the older lady who greeted us had been there for over five years!

This fixture was in the middle of the lawn. I thought it was an outhouse, but why the shelves around it?

So, do you have any clues as to what else it might be?

Since there are no vents no an Outhouse!! WAG = maybe a potting shed for a very thin person.

Buildrt Loc: Sarasota Fl

BAchme wrote:

Yesterday, a friend and I decided to take a mini road trip. One of the stops was a local farm with absolutely gorgeous plants and a fantastic shop filled with homemade goodies, including fudge and produce. My friend indicated that the older lady who greeted us had been there for over five years!

This fixture was in the middle of the lawn. I thought it was an outhouse, but why the shelves around it?

So, do you have any clues as to what else it might be?

Potting shed for sure

tcthome Loc: NJ

Maybe for drying &/or smoking produce or ????

BAchme Loc: Middle Tennessee

Manglesphoto wrote:

Since there are no vents no an Outhouse!! WAG = maybe a potting shed for a very thin person.

Interesting point! A very THIN person!

BAchme Loc: Middle Tennessee

Buildrt wrote:

Potting shed for sure

Well, since it's at a produce, plant, and a long-standing farm, it might be. Perhaps this is how they did it in the old days!

BAchme Loc: Middle Tennessee

tcthome wrote:

Maybe for drying &/or smoking produce or ????

Could be. If I had been smart, I would have asked.

I f we go back for sure I'll ask!

B1rdr Loc: Northern Virginia

BAchme wrote:

Could be. If I had been smart, I would have asked.

I f we go back for sure I'll ask!

Looks to me that is from 2020 when people hoarded TP. Lots of shelves to store what they were able to find.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

B1rdr wrote:

Looks to me that is from 2020 when people hoarded TP. Lots of shelves to store what they were able to find.

Especially if they don't get rain there.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

BAchme wrote:

Yesterday, a friend and I decided to take a mini road trip. One of the stops was a local farm with absolutely gorgeous plants and a fantastic shop filled with homemade goodies, including fudge and produce. My friend indicated that the older lady who greeted us had been there for over five years!

This fixture was in the middle of the lawn. I thought it was an outhouse, but why the shelves around it?

So, do you have any clues as to what else it might be?

Maybe the shelves are for toilet paper during extremely trying times 🥹🫣😳😯

BAchme Loc: Middle Tennessee

joecichjr wrote:

Maybe the shelves are for toilet paper during extremely trying times 🥹🫣😳😯

True, but I remember those days and I wound't have left them on the outside!

goofybruce

Maybe a combination "potting" shed (the flats with seeds would be on the shelves around the outside of the shed, and larger tools such as shovels, rakes, etc., stored inside. There is some ventilation at the top front, and being near what appears might be a planted field, it could be a dual "facility" which makes going to the more formal outhouse near the barn or house unnecessary.

W9OD Loc: Wisconsin

Actually, it is an outhouse, the shelves are for books and magazines. Back then, people were thinner. Also, to so e the vent problem, their stuff didn’t stink😊.

Rascal gene

Planting shed shelves for pots and etc. inside shovel tool storage

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

Looks like an outhouse with shelves for all of your picnic supplies and food.