GREENVILLE COUNTY

THE BARN WAS BUILT IN MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AROUND 1825 AND IS ONE OF THE FEW EXAMPLES OF A FOUR-PEN OR FOUR-CRIB BARN. A WELL MAINTAINED ROOF ACCOUNTS FOR THE EXCELLENT PRESERVATION OF THIS STRUCTURE. LOGS WHICH WERE REPLACED OVER THE YEARS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE BARK WHICH REMAIN ON THEM. THE PRIMARY WOOD IS CHESTNUT BUT THE SILLS (FIRST LOG) ARE OF LOCUST.

THE PENS OR CRIBS WERE USED AS STALLS FOR THE VARIOUS ANIMALS KEPT ON THE FARM. THREE OF THE PENS HAVE WOODEN HINGES ORIGINAL TO THE 1825 CONSTRUCTION. THE 40' X 40' LOFT WAS USED TO STORE HAY AND FEED FOR THE ANIMALS. THE NARROW STAIRWELL IS ALSO ORIGINAL AND DATES FROM 1825.

GREENVILLE COUNTY

GREENVILLE COUNTY

BOTH OF THESE BARNS HAVE BEEN TORN DOWN

GREENVILLE COUNTY

FORMERLY BOB JONES UNIVERSITY FARM DAIRY

GREENVILLE COUNTY

FORMERLY BOB JONES UNIVERSITY FARM DAIRY

GREENVILLE COUNTY

GREENVILLE COUNTY

CIRCA 1930

GREENVILLE COUNTY

BUILT IN 1903