These images were made in 2016. I last photographed this farm in 2010. In my younger days, riding all the dirt roads of Irwin County, it was a favorite landmark. Returning recently, I was amazed how much the property has deteriorated.
Above is fuller view of the house, made in 2010.
The wonderful old hay and stock barn remains, but it will soon be gone, like the sheds which stood adjacent.
The sheds were already beginning to collapse when I made this photograph in 2010.
Other barns, in varying states of ruin, are scattered around the property.
The syrup shed I photographed in 2010 is also gone.
The barn below was likely a tractor barn.
The storage barn or packhouse is holding up better than most of the other structures.
The tobacco barn is nearly gone, too.
It was a sad sight, driving away from the main yard.
And at last, the old tenant house is still intact.
Note: This updates and replaces a post made on 25 February 2010.
This looks so much like the house my Gramma Lona Mobley ( nee Jernigan) Krebs grew up in.
Love your pictures! Have you ever thought about taking pictures of the front gates of the cemetery and a few graves, along with the houses, in the towns you visit? With genealogy so popular it might help people to find their family connections. Just a thought. Jewels
Great pictures! It is so sad that this wonderful home site is going to ruins. I just don’t get the reason that someone would not want to save such a wonderful place.
Great pictures. Do you know the name of the road these structures are on??
Wow !! These are really good photos !!!