OLD BARN № 028

This lovely little barn is tucked-away in a wooded setting on a former piece of farmland in rural Anderson County SC. It was autumn when I drove past this building, so there were some pretty colors in the trees. I did an artistic edit to highight the colors in the scene.

Due to the structure of this barn, I'd say it was built for storing hay and sheltering livestock during inclement weather. Adjacent to the property are several wide-open fields, although some of them have been taken-over for housing development. That somewhat spoils the rural charm of the area, but folk need places to live. This little homestead, likely a remaining parcel from a much larger farm, is like an oasis of days-gone-by.

On the same piece of land, and not far from the barn, is a fabulous, two-story, frame farmhouse with a big front porch, a hallmark of many old homes in The South. It would be fascinating to pop briefly back in time and see this same place in its heyday as a true, working farm!

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