
I just discovered this photograph, made in 2009, of an unidentified structure in Jacksonville. Because of its proximity to the Thomas Hardy Jackson house, visible in the background, I’m identifying it as a dependency of that property until I learn otherwise. Sadly, both structures are long gone, replaced by a Dollar General. It’s common to find barns and sheds alongside old houses, as space was at a premium, and these dependencies are usually easy to identify. I’m a bit stumped by this one, however. It’s very small and, unusually, has a window. Barns don’t generally have windows. I wonder if it could have been unrelated to the house and perhaps served some other purpose. It has a similar appearance to precinct houses I’ve documented in the past, but this example seems a bit small for that. If anyone from Jacksonville knows, please share.
