Address:
3735 NC Highway 208 and Stonefly Road, Marshall, NC
Year Built: 1920 to 1940
Historic Owners: Richard Gahagan
Description:
Family members do not know the age of this barn. Being a tobacco barn, it is not older than the large Gahagan livestock barn. It has the somewhat atypical tier pole spacing.
A third and earlier type of tobacco raised in this area, called Bull Face, was raised for chewing tobacco marketed in twists. This type of tobacco, also called dark tobacco, grew only 36” +/- tall, and may account for the 39” tier pole spacing.
The Bull Face tobacco was smoke cured by building a fire on the dirt floor of the barn composed of green branches that smoke heavily but never ignite, thus slowly smoking the tobacco. Other material was added to the smoking to add flavor, such as apple culls and cherry bark.
The barn was lastly used for burley tobacco and likely has been since burley tobacco has been grown on this land, beginning in the 1920’s.
Historic Use: early burley tobacco or Bull Face tobacco
Type of Construction: Post and Beam, Sawn lumber, and Notched Logs
Siding Materials: Milled Boards and Exposed logs
Roof Shape: Gable
Roofing Materials: 5-V metal
Roof Framing: Milled rafters
Foundation: Concrete
Species of Wood: Various Other
Hinges: Commercial Metal
Fasteners:
Additional Features:
Outbuildings: None
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.