OLD BARN № 013
Situated in the countryside of Anderson County, South Carolina, this beautiful clapboard barn is still maintained in relatively good condition. I rather hate to pick favorites among all the barns I've photographed, but this is definitely one of mine!
• OLD BARN № 013, FRONT, PHOTO BY ME •
Years ago, my mother was placed in a Hospice House because she seemed to be in a terminal condition. My father and I drove 45-minutes each way to visit her very single day for a month. After a couple of weeks, she began to rebound under their palliative care, thankfully, and was discharged a couple of weeks later. This barn was a daily sight for me as I drove my blind father to visit Mom. I wish he could have seen this barn, too, and all the other scenery along the way.
source: networx.com Notice how the siding of this barn is horizontal, and how the top of each board is tucked under the next board above it. That is what makes this a "clapboard" type of siding, which is common in many simple structures such as barns, houses, as well as old churches and schools. The overlapping of the siding allows rain to wash off, and the siding is usually painted to further improve water-resistance and discourage damage by termites.
source: networx.com
• OLD BARN № 013, BACK, PHOTO BY ME •
Because of the presence of a perfectly manicured lawn around the barn, I doubt that it is still being used, at least not for farming purposes. To the right of the barn is a lovely little red brick house, and to the right of that is a fenced-in field with a newer barn and bales of hay, so I suspect Old Barn № 013 is being maintained for historical or sentimental reasons.
• SCREENSHOT FROM GOOGLE MAPS, "STREET VIEW" •
I hesitated to catalogue the newer barn shown on the right in the above photo since it was a new barn and not an old barn. So, I proceeded to snag pics of barns 014, 015, etc. I finally relented and will show it later, when it comes up in the sequence. 😁
• OLD BARN № 013, ALTERNATE PROCESSING, PHOTO BY ME •
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I will now leave you with an alternate processing of my photo of Old Barn № 013.
• OLD BARN № 013, ALTERNATE PROCESSING, PHOTO BY ME •
!steemitworldmap 34.586958 lat -82.635349 long Anderson County, SC D3SCR
Great shots and story too. Theres something kind of romantic about those old buildings.
Thank you for the lovely comment! 😊
Beautiful shots...as always. I love the memory you shared with us. I'll bet you were so happy to have your Mom back home with you.
Thank you for the resteem! 😊
That reminds me of a barn down the road from where I grew up at, loaded a lot of hay into the top of that barn at the Lazy J Ranch. Thanks for the memory recall.
Depending on the brand of hay baler those bales ranged in weight from about 60 to 75 pounds usually. Those barns are hot up in the hay loft and not much ventilation, plus they hay is "itchy" with all the shaft that comes off it and sticks to your sweaty skin.
JUST love these old barns!
So full of history and rich with stories of days gone by
Thank you so much for the comment! 😊
I love your old barn pictures... I see this one is related with a personal story. I really like you picked such a topic, have you ever thought of putting them all together in a gallery?
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Looks like a house from the old movie!