Thanks to Richard Herrin for bringing this tenant house near Madray Springs to my attention.
Though highly endangered, it’s a great survivor of the tenant farming era.
The rear features a shed room which runs the width of the house, typical of such structures.
I will always feel that it is important to document these utilitarian icons.
I think its about one hundred years old. i like the little shack
A double-pen house is one room deep, 2 rooms wide with a central chimney dividing the rooms? Also known as saddlebag houses? I’m not familiar with the term.
Saddlebags are almost always double-pen (yes, two rooms) but not all double-pens are saddlebags. This would be a case of one that isn’t a saddlebag. And yes, the central chimney is what makes it a saddlebag.
If these walls could talk, I’d love to hear their tale!