I was visiting one of my neighbors recently and noticed he has several sprawling barns that are in various stages of atrophy and decay. It inspired me to give you a tour of the local barns in my valley. Notice how the boards on this one are buckling and popping loose as the corner drops: It's easy to take these old relics for granted. It seems like they've always looked old and decrepit. But, of course, they are slowly but surely falling down. Old barns have a mystery and a presence about them that I just love. Just about every where you look, you'll see some formerly well used artifact, half buried in the dirt floor or hanging on the walls. Here's a fine example of a beautiful old log barn. It looks good at first glance, but notice how the footing is pushing out on the left front corner. Most of the barns in this area were designed for hanging tobacco in. They're just no longer used or needed anymore. I suspect it won't be long before many, if not most, of them will be settled into heaps of debris. This barn used to have a wooden silo attached on the left side. Just last year it was still standing, but as you can see, it has caved in on itself. This farm has several well-cared-for old barns as well. Take a moment to admire the way this thing sways and rambles along: I love the effort they've put in trying to keep this one standing. So far, so good. The effort here is a little more casual: I believe this next one is an old commissary, but I don't really know. It looks like one, anyway. Notice the bars on the windows. Somehow, this post seems fitting for Memorial day. So many veterans came back from the wars and went to work on these old farms.
Diane C Van Helden
5/26/2015 01:47:39 pm
Well Faith, thanks for noticing the barns, Perhaps you would like to join the Appalachian Barn Alliance that was formed several years ago to document and in the end perhaps preserve some of the barns. I did an article on the Wild barn that you show in one of your photos. I am hoping that some people will be able to help to restore the silo. There are photos of the barn before on the cover of the 2013 Business Directory of the Madison County Chamber of Commerce. I took the photo. You need to get more involved with the Appalachian Barn Alliance as it hopes to document and perhaps restore the Madison County unbelievable barns!
Arthur
5/26/2015 03:53:20 pm
Hi Diane, 3/6/2018 09:19:04 am
These photos are really very good , i liked all. Thanks for sharing !!
Arthur Teel
3/6/2018 11:23:38 am
Thanks, I'm glad you found them. It was nice to see that post again. Comments are closed.
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