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!

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.

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.

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.

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. 😁

I will now leave you with an alternate processing of my photo of Old Barn № 013.