Hand-hewn Barn,

Spring Hill Church Road,

Irwin County, Georgia, 2002.

Spring Hill Barn,

Irwin County, Georgia, 2003.

Both c. Brian Brown

This barn, near Spring Hill Church in southern Irwin County, is an example of the type barn that was once common in South Georgia. It is made of rough, hand-hewn logs, and insulated with red clay. Very few structures of this age remain, and I estimate this one to be around a hundred years old.