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Leaning On It Is Not Recommended

By Karen Kruschka

Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Executives

July 25, 2010 07:37 AM

Tobacco Barn

For those of you who have never lived in or visited a tobacco growing state this old barn has the slats seperated for a reason - the tobacco was harvested and hung to be air-cured. This old gal has long been retired from tobacco service and appears pretty much in danger of collapse if too much weight was put against her. Much of the land around it has been turned into 5 to 10 acre homesites with humongous homes. Since it was farmland there isn't one tree on the lots - the homes look like "Large House On The Prairie".

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Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

John Thank you for the Canadian tobacco history - tobacco is still a major income producer in Virginia

Jul 25, 2010 08:07 AM

Juli Vosmik

Dominion Fine Properties - Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale/Cave Creek, AZ real estate 480-710-0739

Thanks for the tidbit of a history lesson as well as the pic.

Jul 25, 2010 08:41 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Juli You are very welcome

Jul 25, 2010 08:47 AM

William Johnson

Retired - La Jolla, CA

Retired

Hi Karen, That was a great visual " Large House on the Prairie". I am guessing that most of those barns have disappeared but tobacco doesn't seem like it has waned too much. Perhaps moved to less obvious places, like underground, lol.

While that barn and aged wood are about to fall over, I am guessing that the wood, once harvested and cleaned up would make for some really good uses ( burning is also a possibility but the smoke would be intoxicating and addicting too perhaps , LMAO) But I love the photo. I love seeing these old relics of our past and in order for those that follow us to be able to put things in context, I hope they don't all dissapear too soon.

Jul 25, 2010 10:32 AM

Lori Cofer

Beasley Realty - Moscow, ID

REALTOR, Moscow Idaho Real Estate

lol ... breathing on it isn't recommend either .... lol

out west ... we have barns that have been put of use long ago and are in danger of collapse.

Lori Cofer

Jul 25, 2010 10:43 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

William Most of the tobacco land in Northern Virginia now "grows" residential subdivisions. Toxicity aside, that wood is so old and dry it would go "poof" the minute you put a match to it. I even believe it is too old and dry to be used as decorative barn board. I'm sure the termites have already had most of it

Jul 25, 2010 11:01 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Lori That is very funny - old barns dot the landscape across America - they're reminders of our roots as a country

Jul 25, 2010 11:02 AM

Debbie Aldrich

The Watts Group Real Estate - Cottonwood Heights, UT

Salt Lake City Realtor - Salt Lake County, Cottonwood Heights

Karen, I love it. All around our family home in Southern Maryland are old tobacco Barns from days gone by. I still remember those fields growing tobacco when I was growing up, the have now been replaced by corn and beans.

Jul 25, 2010 11:39 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Debbie They certainly are interesting to see and photograph - I wouldn't go in one, though

Jul 25, 2010 11:52 AM

Kay Van Kampen

RE/MAX Broker, RE/MAX - Springfield, MO

Realtor®, Springfield Mo Real Estate

Don't you hate to see these old great barns fall? I love to search for old barns and try to find relics of previous owners.

Jul 25, 2010 11:53 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Kay Absolutely, they are part of Americana and to be preserved as much as possible

Jul 25, 2010 11:55 AM

Diane Williams

Pell City, AL

When they first fill these old barns with tobacco and leave all the doors open, it is a pretty sight.

Jul 26, 2010 12:31 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Diane It's a shame something so pretty can be so harmful

Jul 26, 2010 02:28 AM

Bruce Walter

Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Hi Karen, that photo brings back many memories of a childhood trip to Kentucky where we stopped at a backroad tobacco farm and we had the chance to go into a tobacco barn that had tobacco curing. I have very mixed feelings about surburban sprawl encroaching upon agricultural land.

Thanks for the photo!

Jul 26, 2010 03:31 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Bruce The solution is fewer people - Malthus had a plan to implement that. Fortunately, it never succeeded :)

Jul 26, 2010 03:59 AM

Damon Gettier

Damon Gettier & Associates, REALTORS- Roanoke Va Short Sale Expert - Roanoke, VA

Broker/Owner ABRM, GRI, CDPE

Karen, I hate it when I see these old barns in such bad shape. I really wish the owners would keep them up.

Jul 26, 2010 10:38 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Damon As a Virginian you know the tobacco barns are a dying breed - at least in my area

Jul 26, 2010 01:25 PM

Steve Hoffacker

Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL

Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Karen,

Looks like it could go up in smoke along with any tobacco remnants. :)

Steve

Jul 27, 2010 11:30 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Steve I don't doubt that for one minute

Jul 27, 2010 02:49 PM

Art Kruschka

Administrative Manager - Manassas, VA

Manassas Woodbridge Dumfries Real Estate Sevices

Karen You obviously take time to present your posts about our area in a very professional manner. Each post has photos, statistics and general information specific to the post. There is no question your object is to provide the public with informative data

Sep 06, 2010 04:14 AM