Last Friday afternoon the rain finally let up for a day and we set out to find the closest Mail Pouch Barn. I had the coordinates entered into the GPS and had the function off to avoid toll roads because one of the barns was said to be off the PA turnpike and I wanted to get close enough to photograph it. Off we started, I knew from looking at the map that the first one was not far from Jeanette, PA. Following the GPS took us down some back streets but it got us there. When we turned on Boxcar Road we saw farm land and knew we were getting close, and there on the rise we saw the writing on the barn. We turned up a gravel road and went up to the barn, then we saw the No Trespassing sign, we were in front of the barn and had to turn around so I got out and took some quick pictures. I didn’t spend a lot of time, because I was worried about being run off the property.
This dove was nesting in the crack of the barn and I thought I would have to be quick before it flew away, but it just sat there and I kept clicking. I love this picture!
This barn is unusual, most of the others just have the lettering, unlike this one which has the logo. My research shows this same logo is painted on the Mail Pouch building in Wheeling, West Virginia.
These outbuildings were to the right of the barn, possibly a one room cabin. The one on the left is hand hewn logs. Notice the ducks in the yard!
To see a picture of this barn taken years ago you can click here. Their picture is taken at a different angle. I would have loved to have been able to go out into the field and take more pictures. The one above is from the road, I had a hard time because the automatic focus wanted to focus on the weeds in front of me, but it still makes for a nice picture.
We decided to go to the second barn which according to the directions was six miles east of New Stanton, PA. After entering the latitude and longitude in the GPS we started out. The barn was off of the Pennsylvania turnpike, so we knew we were taking back roads to get there. Following GPS directions sometimes can be crazy, it told us to take this one road. Harvey said “No way! was he going down that pig trail”, so he kept going down the same street, the GPS rerouted itself and as we went on we saw the road it wanted to take us down was a back alley. Eventually we got there, but we couldn’t find the barn. A little bit disappointing!
We went back the next day on the turnpike and found the barn. I will post pictures later this week.
I hope you enjoy the pictures, I have so much fun researching the locations of these old barns and plotting out our trips there.
Yours,
Margaret
I’m linking to Vintage Thingies Thursday
These are such great shots! I love that barn… so fun to find it to take pictures! 🙂
Love the barn. I love taking photos of old, antique-y looking things.
I wish I could go hunt down those barns with you! And the photo is lovely…perfectly hush.
I love the image with the dove. So pretty! I didn’t even see the ducks until I read the post. Lovely images.
What beautiful photos- you should blow up the one of the dove and hang it, it’s just amazing how it sat there almost posing for you in its little niche! Happy VTT and thank you for sharing your artistic eye with us!
I think this is just the best post on barns. I love seeing them and reading about them as well. You got some very nice shots, but thankful you did not get shot.
I wish there were things like this around my house…what an amazing thing to find…I have never seen any barns like this before, and would love to do so!!! Your pictures are so wonderful, loved the one with the dove!! Have a great VTT!
The only time I saw a real mail pouch barn was many years ago. I thought they all had the same design, and this one looks different from the pictures I have seen.
Those are beautiful pics and the subject is so interesting. I will look deeper into it.
I never heard of mail bag barns. Very interesting and the dove photo is very cool.
Hi Margaret..
One of the things I love best is taking pictures of old buildings, with barns and log cabins being my favorites. I so enjoyed these pictures..and I’m so proud little dove posed for you. Tha’s a gorgeous picture. Happy VTT…
What awesome old buildings.
I like the old barn art photos! That outbuilding is interesting. No longer square but still standing.
Wonderful photographs!
great photos! captured the beauty of the buildings. awesome!
This looks so much better than most road side advertising!
Your photography is just amazing! I am in love with those mail pouch barns.
Great pictures. I love the old barn. And the link to the older picture really shows what it looked like in better condition.
So much fun! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful photos with us!
Happy VTT,
Sally
Great post!! Three years ago we vacationed in Ohio and one of the days we took off to see a Mail Pouch Barn. It rained on us like cats and dogs and I got NO pictures but I’ll always remember it. I love old barns anyway, but that was a special site 🙂
Blessings!
Gail
Mail Pouch Barn, that’s a new one for me. I’ll sure do some studying! Love the picture with the dove, what a capture. I love old barns—just travel off the beaten track-its the best. Thanks for sharing
What a lovely barn! And the graphics are fabulous … So glad you were able to find the second one:) Looking forward to the pictures.
Oh my gosh I love this old barn and what great photgraphy!
I found you through VTT and have decided to become a follower of your blog, I’d like to invite you to become one at La Bella Vie as well.
Hope to see you there!
Terry
Thank you Terry for your sweet comments! I will send you an email and tell you how to follow me!
oops guess I can’t follow, no icon for it? I don’t do RSS yet,pretty new to this stuff.
Lovely old buildings & it all looks o green & cool to a Zonie!
Your pictures are really great. Such fantastic scenery – I really need a break from the ‘burbs!
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