This one was built back when a farmer or builder went to the electric or phone company and bought their used poles to build barns with. It has served as a cattle barn for as long as I can remember. My friend Richard Fish's father built this one back in the 1940s. After Richard passed away, his sons are now still using it as a cattle barn. I also caught a few crows in the shot.
We still call them pole barns, but today's structures are really post barns, built with solid or laminated posts.
jaymatt wrote:
This one was built back when a farmer or builder went to the electric or phone company and bought their used poles to build barns with. It has served as a cattle barn for as long as I can remember. My friend Richard Fish's father built this one back in the 1940s. After Richard passed away, his sons are now still using it as a cattle barn. I also caught a few crows in the shot.
We still call them pole barns, but today's structures are really post barns, built with solid or laminated posts.
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I love that photo and enjoyed the history of a pole barn.
Nicely shot John Matthew. The vultures really add to the feeling.
jaymatt wrote:
This one was built back when a farmer or builder went to the electric or phone company and bought their used poles to build barns with. It has served as a cattle barn for as long as I can remember. My friend Richard Fish's father built this one back in the 1940s. After Richard passed away, his sons are now still using it as a cattle barn. I also caught a few crows in the shot.
We still call them pole barns, but today's structures are really post barns, built with solid or laminated posts.
This one was built back when a farmer or builder w... (
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Not sure about the poles, but it could have been used illustratively in "The Grapes of Wrath."
Wonderful shot, John. Its great that it is still in use.
JustJill wrote:
I love that photo and enjoyed the history of a pole barn.
Thanks, Jill--appreciate that.
Great photo, John! I enjoyed seeing it and reading your story about it.
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