Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historic Park
This barn dates to around 1881. It has two levels that are both open to the outside. Here you can see that earth was mounded up (“banked”) to meet the doorway level on the upper floor. On the lower side, there is an overhang and shelter for livestock. This is a common style in the Shenandoah Valley.
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| Interior shot (Black and White) |
Ranger Brian explained that hay could be carted into the upper level and stored, and a trapdoor in the floor made it easy to move the feed to the lower level for the animals.
The cottage is lovely
ReplyDeleteIt’s good to see these old barns protected. Far too many are falling into disrepair and are vanquishing from the landscape.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the barn! Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteGood to see the old barn being maintained. I love seeing the ingenious method of natural air circulation.
ReplyDeleteNice old barn and history.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the barn is in good shape. I love how farmers made barns more useful by modifying their design and that barns vary by region according to their needs.
ReplyDeleteYears ago when I was touring an old family barn (that was no longer in the family) in South Dakota that if somebody died in the dead of winter it was impossible to bury somebody so they used to put the bodies in shrouds and hang them up in the rafters until spring.
It's kind of ghoulish but I loved the story.
Yikes! I would not want to die in the winter.
DeleteSo nice that the old barn is being maintained.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Trying a comment on my phone. Doesn't work on my.ipad or computer.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures!
ReplyDeletei like the interior picture.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a barn I used to see in Pennsylvania.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fine barn, and I love your black and white photo.
ReplyDeleteThat barn reminds me of the one at my cousins' farm.
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