Address:
approx 20 North Long Branch Road
Marshall NC 28753
Year Built: 1915 to 1925
Historic Owners: J. S. Houston, E.W. Houston Garrett Metcalf, Emory Metcalf. Faye Ray
Description:
Very little is known of the history at this writing. One notable detail of the property was that Emory Metcalf, an earlier owner, was involved in donating or selling a hewn log-crib livestock barn to the Roper Mt. Science Center in Greenville SC, now on display. The current owner inherited the barn from her step-grandmother, Faye Ray, and her grandfather, Emory Wallin. Her step-grandfather, Troy Allen, married Faye years after Emory Wallin had died. A Mars Hill native, Elaine Ray Thomas, remembers that Garrett and Blanche Metcalf owned it when she was a girl.
Historic Use: Livestock with Burley tobacco adaptation
Type of Construction: Post and Beam, Sawn lumber, and Stud Frame
Siding Materials: Milled Boards and Lattice
Roof Shape: Gambrel
Roofing Materials: 5-V metal
Roof Framing: Milled rafters and Gambrel roof with post & beam support
Foundation: Dry-Laid Stone, Wood sills on rock piers, and Columns/Wood Piers
Species of Wood: Chestnut and Various Other
Hinges: Commercial Metal
Fasteners: Wire nails
Additional Features:
Lattice work on side walls is of oak lattice instead of the typical soft-wood lattice. Retaining wall was built in sections of rock and poured concrete, the timing of which is indeterminate.
Outbuildings: None surviving
NOTE: The information above is an abridged list. For the full unabridged list (complete details), please download the PDF of the Data Form above.
NOTE: These photographs are meant to illustrate various features and construction elements of this barn.