A 1947 Tennessee tobacco barn
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
February 25, 2016 12:36pm CST
@Marcyaz posted a discussion with a photo of a barn. She asked if there are barns like that in her photo in other areas. I never saw one like hers, but she has probably never seen one like ours.
We own property in another county and on that property is the barn in the photo. It is a 1947 tobacco barn. Notice that the 'walls' don't go to the ground like a normal barn. Tobacco barns were made like this to air-cure the tobacco.
Tobacco barns are rare and I think if you find any they will be in the south.
Photo belongs to me.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
That's just part of the property - it's L shaped and 20 acres....the barn sits at the road, which gives privacy to the property.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
25 Feb 16
Them's some stogies farmer's been a-rolling in that field! Not the kinda grass I smoke, fer sure!
I think that, now spring's on it's way, I must look around here at the kind of barns we have. Many of the older ones (with wooden frames) have been converted into expensive living accommodation but a few still survive as barns.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
25 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill The ones I'm talking about are more like 1547 (literally!) than 1947 
. Yup, they built them to last in those days!
. Yup, they built them to last in those days!@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
@owlwings This one hasn't been taken care of in years.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
the prev. owner used it - inside is a special contraption that the cows would walk into so he could give them shots, etc. You wouldn't want to convert this one it would cost less to start from scratch. the roof needs patching and soon so will the walls!
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
25 Feb 16
It is quite interesting how much barns can vary from one locale to another.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
The barns are different shapes depending on what they are used for.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
Thank you - it was the barn that sold me on the property to begin with.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Feb 16
Are such barns being preserved as historical places though 1947 is not that old for a structure.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
We can't afford to fix that one, and have no desire to fix it. its the same age as me!! I don't have a clue as I don't see many like it around.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
Its empty - we have no need to store anything and since its up for sale we don't want anyone storing hay in there.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Feb 16
reminds me of the barns on the land growing up, lovely photo
