The corn crib was used to store “ear corn” (Corn that was still on the cob). It stands off the ground and has spaces between the boards that make up the walls. These features allow air to circulate, drying the corn and preventing spoilage.
An unused chicken coop would make a perfect shop. Cobblers traveled with a few tools and shared news of what was happening in the other towns while they worked on shoes. Here is a replica of such a log home at Hart Square.
Restroom Cabin Fully Equipped
Initially a residential home circa 1860, this building at Hart Square now depicts what a frontier jail would have commonly looked like during the mid-19th Century
Hart Square Jail
This building, circa 1835, was once the home of Andrew Jackson Yount and his family. It has been restored at Hart Square to resemble an early 19th-century tavern.
Yount Tavern
A Potting Shed displays various styles of pots with wheels hanging outside at Hart Square
Potting Shed
Various tools hang in many places, whether inside or outside log homes at Hart Square, North Carolina
Hanging Tools
Tools Inside
Tools Outside
Hart Square, North Carolina, has log homes for various trades, such as a Print shop, Millinery, and Broom factory, as shown here.
Print Shop
Millinery
Broom Factory
The Upper Lake offers many reflections in the water, such as these, almost artistic, of the Walker Covered Bridge at Hart Square.
Covered Bridge Reflections
Artistic Reflections of Covered Bridge
Old-time tools, such as grinding wheels and iron ones for blacksmith jobs, are displayed at Hart Square.
Grinding Wheel
Iron Tools
At Hart Square, this old utility building from the mid-1800s recreates a common feature of many 19th-century homesteads: a rudimentary blacksmith shop where the essential life tools on the frontier could be made and repaired.
Blacksmith Shop
Blacksmith Tools
This unique little cabin from the 1800s has been re-decorated at Hart Square as a 19th-century millinery, which, if you were wondering, is where women’s hats were made. The model was used to display various hats.
Millinery Shop
Model Inside Millinery Shop
This structure was originally a simple log utility building from the 1800s. After being relocated to Hart Square, it was subsequently reconstructed to resemble a 19th-century fishing shack—the Isenhour Fishing Cabin. A Canadian Goose is enjoying the view from the deck.
Icenhour Fishing Cabin
Canadian Goose Closeup
Stroup Cabin, circa 1850, was moved and restored from an original location 25 miles from Hart Square, Lincoln County, North Carolina.
Stroup Cabin
Holstein cotton gin, circa 1850, was moved to Hart Square and restored in 1993. This type of structure caused cotton to become king in the Southeastern United States in the 1800s. Through extensive research, Dr. Hart and his associates have recreated the technical inner workings of the mill, which now processes cotton just as it did 150 years ago.
Tucker Cotton Press
Tucker Cotton Press Closeup
Cotton Ginning Old Equipment
The shaded bank of Upper Lake at Hart Square provides a place to grow moss and add to the natural beauty.
Beauty of Moss
Hart Square has several benches for resting and admiring the views of the Chapel of Peace, a covered bridge, and nature.
Bench to View Chapel and Bridge
Bench to View Nature
A wagon wheel on a hanging chain at Hart Square makes a striking image in monochrome.
Hanging Wheel
Wheels in Monochrome
Wagon wheels with colorful spindles are displayed around the Hart Square log cabins.
Colorful Wheels
Wheelwright Shop
Light on the Wheel
Hart Square in North Carolina has a collection of old-style wooden wagons and carts spread around the property.
Protected Cart
Lighted Wheel
Cart Under a Shed
Blue Wagon
The Chapel of Peace in Hart Square windows display contrast. One has designed stained glass from the past, while the other has natural cobwebs.
Chapel Window
Cobweb on the Chapel Window
Walking around Hart Square, we noticed rustic bells signifying a warning system in the older community.
Rustic Bell
Rustic Bell Closeup