A water wheel for an old mill at Hart Square (A village from the 1800s preserved in its entirety right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
A Water Wheel
A Water Wheel
Category Archives: Black & White Images
An Empty Porch
A welcoming porch with chairs to rest but no people at Hart Square (A village from the 1800s preserved in its entirety right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
An Empty Porch
Relics from the Past
Pottery from the past at Hart Square (A village from the 1800s preserved in its entirety right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Relics from the Past
A Workshop from the Past
An outdoor workshop from the past at Hart Square (A village preserved in its entirety. A ghost town from the 1800s, right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
A Workshop from the Past
A Living Room from the Past
An interior depicting the living place of an old home Hart Square (A village preserved in its entirety. A ghost town from the 1800s, right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
A Living Room from the Past
A Porch for the Wagon
A covered porch to store the wagon at Hart Square (A village preserved in its entirety. A ghost town from the 1800s, right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
A Porch for the Wagon
Inside an Old-fashioned Country Store
A view from inside a country store from the past at Hart Square (A village preserved in its entirety. A ghost town from the 1800s, right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Inside an Old-fashioned Country Store
Inside the Chapel
Inside the Chapel of Peace at Hart Square (A village preserved in its entirety. A ghost town from the 1800s, right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Inside the Chapel
A Chapel of Peace by the Lake
A chapel at Hart Square (A village preserved in its entirety. A ghost town from the 1800s, right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
A Chapel of Peace by the Lake
A Water Mill at Hart Square
An old water mill at Hart Square (A village preserved in its entirety. A ghost town from the 1800s, right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
A Water Mill at Hart Square
A Rustic Cottage at Hart Square
Hart Square – there are no people here. Only cabins. Rows and lines of them zigzagging across the land like an Etch A Sketch drawing. Scores of logs stacked on top of each other. There’s a tavern. Tobacco barn. Water well. Doctor’s office. Post office. School. Teeter-totters. Moonshine still. Cotton gin. Church. General store. Print shop.
A village preserved in its entirety. A ghost town from the 1800s, right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.
Bob Hart, a doctor, has been going and going for 40 years now on this land. He’s gathered these 100 buildings from the surrounding counties and moved them to this 200-acre haven. He’s stuffed the cabins with beds, chairs, food, dresses, shoes, brooms, medicine. Each structure represents a part of this village he calls Hart Square.
I have captured some images and portrayed them in a historical tone. Here is a cottage from the past ….
A Rustic Cottage
Tree Silhouettes in Black and White
Back lit by the sun these trees show off their detail in black and white silhouettes
Tree Silhouettes in B&W
Birds on a Barren Tree in Winter
Two birds sit on top of a barren tree lined with snow
Birds on a Barren Tree in Winter
Shadowy Steps in the Snow
Steps in the snow midst shadows from tree branches
Shadowy Steps in the Snow
A Snow Scene in B&W
A snow scene captured in a black and white image
A Snow Scene in B&W
Snow Reflections in B&W
The reflections and contrasts of a snow scene captured in a black and white image
Snow Reflections in B&W
Snow Symmetry
A line of roofs all with snow on them creates a sense of symmetry
Snow Symmetry
Snow and Stones
Snow interspersed with rocks creates nature’s designs
Snow and Stones
A Church Silhouette
The mid-day sun creates a near halo and a silhouette over this church in Hickory, NC
A Church Silhouette
Framing the Mountains
The limbs of a creeping vine nicely frame the Blue Ridge mountains
Framing the Mountains
