Witt Shields Barn, Cades Cove, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of the southwest corner of the north central pen, showing corner joints and the latch, and a portion of the door to the boxed stall at the rear of this pen. View from the south. Witt Shields Barn CC-31, Cades Cove, Tennessee TN III-B-10647, History - Buildings
Barn on left and pig pen on right with snow covering ground, Ephram Bales Barn, Roaring Fork, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The barn at left and pig pen at right are located across roadway from house. Completion report photo.Ephram Bales Barn; Building No. 137, II-B-(5)-3795, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved
View of Mt. Le Conte with low clouds in distance from Keener House (headquarters area), barn and fence in foreground, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mt. LeConte from cross-roads (Keener House) headquarters area. Barn in foreground. LeConte, Mt. from Keener House, I-A-LEC-440, Natural Features - Mountains - Views of and from Mt. LeConte.
Witt Shields Barn, Cades Cove, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of the northwest corner of the south central pen, showing corner joints and the latch, and a portion of the door to the boxed-in stall at the rear of this pen. View from the north. Witt Shields Barn CC-31, Cades Cove, Tennessee TN III-B-10646, History - Buildings
Ephraim Bales Place, barn and pigpen, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, 1963
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Barn No. 137; Pig Pen No. 138.Ephraim Bales Place; Barn and pig pen; Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. II-B-(5)-7715, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved
Two small sheds with large barn in background behind fence, Oconaluftee Farmstead, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Barn and shed-type buildings at rear of farmstead... The barn was moved from the general area in foreground of first photo to this new location. Oconaluftee Farmstead House; Relocated, II-B-(5)-Ocon-3674, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Oconaluftee pioneer, Farmstead buildings
Log barn and corn crib. View from the northeast (front). Tyson McCarter Barn and Crib, Webb Creek Building No. 141, 142, 1935
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Log barn and corn crib. View from the northeast (front). Note the rib pole construction of the roofs of the barn and corn crib.Tyson McCarter Barn and Crib; Webb Creek Building No. 141, 142, II-B-(5)-4085, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved
1935-09-23
View of snow covered Mt. Le Conte in distance from Keener House (headquarters area), barn near center, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mt. LeConte (snow-covered) from Keener House (headquarters area). Barn in center of picture. LeConte, Mt. from Keener House (snow-covered), I-A-LEC-443, Natural Features - Mountains - Views of and from Mt. LeConte.
Cliff Oakley stands at door to apple barn at Twin Creeks, apples were raised on the place and sold in Knoxville, circa 1930
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Original Captions: Stands at door to apple barn at Twin Creeks. Apples were raised on the place and sold in Knoxville. Oakley, Cliff; III-P-18022.Stands at door to apple barn at Twin Creeks. Apples were raised on the place and sold in Knoxville.Oakley, Cliff, III-P-18022
Circa 1930
George Tipton Barn, Chestnut Flats Road, Cades Cove, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
NOTE the split rails used to fill the chinks, the absence of mud sealing the chink, and the rived pine boards ceiling the chink. Many of those rived boards are four feet long... In riving the boards (shakes) to cover the roof, the heart portions of the log cannot be used... these are often used to cell the chinks. Pieces used in this way can be seen in the chink at he end of the rule, See III-B-10721 for information, KLM 3/15/84 George Tipton Barn CC-46-B, Chestnut Flats Road, Cades Cove, Tennessee TN III-B-10723, History - Buildings
Rangers Roy and Oliver Lynch and another woman at horse barn, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Rangers Roy and Oliver Lynch.Still near Walker Sisters' Place, III-A-Still-7242, History - Artifacts - Moonshine Stills
George Tipton Barn, Chestnut Flats Road, Cades Cove, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
NOTE the split rails driven into the chinks... No mud was used to fill the remainder of the chinks, but rived boards were nailed over the chinks, both inside and outside. Some of the boards have been removed, but one of them can be seen in the upper righthand corner. See III-B-10721 for further information, KLM 3/15/84 George Tipton Barn CC-46-B, Chestnut Flats Road, Cades Cove, Tennessee TN III-B-10724, History - Buildings
Door detail of Witt Shields Barn, Cades Cove, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of door at C... NOTE the left door jamb shows the original height of the door. The log above the top of this jamb has been cut out to increase the height of the opening. The upper part of the left (or hinge) stile forms a spindle. A piece of wood cut out to receive the spindle was fastened to the barn with oak pegs... this formed the upper hinge of the door. NOTE latch to right of door. For detail and explanation of lower hinge, see III-B-10657.
Structural detail of Witt Shields Barn, Cades Cove, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of A (see photo at III-B-10629)... View from the exterior, showing the keepers which held the sliding bot to lock the door; the end of the log feed trough; and the hay rack. The spikes used to nail the door jambs to the wall logs are made from old horseshoes.
View of snow covered Mt. Le Conte in distance from Keener House (headquarters area), barn in snow near center, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mt. LeConte (snow-covered) from Keener House (headquarters area). Barn in center of picture. Light snow on ground. LeConte, Mt. from Keener House (snow-covered), I-A-LEC-444, Natural Features - Mountains - Views of and from Mt. LeConte.
Door hinge detail of Witt Shields Barn, Cades Cove, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Detail of portion of lower hinge at C. A block of oak, in which a round depressing (or sock was cut, was fastened to the log with the two oak pegs shown in the picture. The bottom end of the left (or hinge) stile of the door was formed into a pivot white fitted into the socket, forming the lower hinge of the door. NOTE that the door and hinges are constructed entirely of wood, not a single nail or other metal being required.
Detail of barn lot, Houston Chambers Place, D-27, Rowans Creek, Cades Cove, Tennessee, restored at Johnny Cable Place, Abrams Creek, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
II-A-Gate-2016, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Gates,Gate, Cable Mill, Detail of barn lot. Houston Chambers Place, D-27, Rowans Creek, Cades Cove, TN. Restored at Johnny Cable Place, Abrams Creek.
View of snow covered Mt. LeConte in distance, and the valley of West Prong, Little Pigeon River, from headquarters area, barn in center, 1937
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mt. LeConte and the valley of West Prong, Little Pigeon River. Taken from hdqtrs. area. Barn in foreground. LeConte, Mt. from Headquarters Area, I-A-LEC-451, Natural Features - Mountains - Views of and from Mt. LeConte.
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