When I moved to Sequim in 2010 you could see this barn from Highway 101, west of River Road. It had a swaybacked roof but the cupola was still upright. The image above is from September 2012 as the roof caved deeper and the cupola sank into its recesses.
I visited it a month later here and here as it was clear that time was not kind to this old barn. By December 2012 here it was not looking good. By July 2014 I declared it dead here.
I revisited it recently to see how it was doing. There’s not much standing and there’s little enough that it’s hard to see through tall weeds from my original vantage point.
It’s sad to see it gone.
What gives? This is becoming a common sight here also.
It is a bit sad, I see the same thing in my area.
Rural America is disappearing. Betting those boards will find a new life in a home featured on HGTV.
The young entrepreneur I’m featuring on Greensboro Daily Photo today actually has her direct boss based in Washington State. All possible because so much is transacted online. This internet is something.
Janis
GDP
It happens, unfortunately, and it is sad to see.
I see on the map that the area east & north of River Rd is all developed – Costco, Home Depot, Walmart – so the odds are good someone is waiting for further development on this property.
Sad to see….imagine when it was new and the pride of the farmer who lived here! It must have been majestic!
Sad, time takes away everything eventually. Nice documenting the barn.
Huh! This post did not come up for me yesterday…when I went to your blog the past few days all I saw was ice. The same is true today. Except when I clicked on the link you provided, then I got this post which I like very much and I wish you’d fix the problem because I want to see all of your posts so I can make a comment on them or say something funny.
Mother Nature has a way of taking care of old barns so they become part of the earth once again.
Also…you’ve done something with your blog. It is bigger and easier to read and all white and stuff. Looks good. I like it ’cause I’m very old and find it hard to do most things including reading small print.
Great photos following the poor old barn. I have several barns in our area that I’m following as they sink into the earth – sad to see them go.
Have you have the cold weather we are getting over here? It was 12 degrees this morning and even with the sunshine it never got above freezing. We’ll sure be glad when it warms up just a tad.
Ashes to ashes . . .