Remember, when I first looked into the barn, I wasn’t supposed to be there. It was a Monday afternoon, and we were closing on the house more than a week away. But I had to go looking. I had to take more pictures because … I didn’t take any when I first looked at the house with the Realtor.
I took pictures out front, and worked my way back to the barn. I still couldn’t see much. I found a small hole in the fence next to the chicken coop. Looking around to make sure there were no snakes, or other dangers, I bent over and under the vines growing between the fence and the coop. I was only 10 feet from the open doors of the barn.
Stepping carefully over growth and old beer cans, I went to the first door and looked inside. It looked like an old stall. Upon closer review, I was right. It was an old stall.
Nothing exciting at all… but the potential. It wasn’t wet. That meant that the roof was still good. Further more, there were no decomposing bodies to be see, so I didn’t need to call the police.
On to the next door. This one gave me a better understanding of the structure of the building. The entire out wall was made out of concrete block. The building wasn’t going anywhere any time soon. Again, the possibilities.
Yet, I didn’t go inside. That would have to wait.
If you look on the ground, you can see a porcelain light socket. I wondered if the building had electricity at one point or another.
I use to publish pictures of doors for a Photography group call Thursday Doors. I wonder if they would be interested in this one. I plan on restoring it to its original ruggedness.
All photos are copyright © Timothy J. Hammons 2026.
