Barn Charm 19. In last weeks comment section Tricia (Ms. Barn Charm) mentioned seeing a post of a barn with a star on it and what that means. I wasn't able to find the barn she mentioned but I looked into it. And from what I see the star is simply a symbol of good luck. On some farms southeast of here in Lancaster County many of the old barns have a 6 pointed star, also called a hex sign (possibly a mispronounced variation of the German word sechs, meaning six). This is the locally famous Star Barn which sits along Route 283 between the PA Turnpike and the Harrisburg Airport (heading towards Lancaster County). It was built in 1868 by banker/farmer John Motter. I took these pictures in May of 2008. First posted here.
To see what Tricia, and everyone else is up to, click on the little barn and you can take a trip and never leave the farm.
10 comments:
What a beautiful place this is!
Wonderful! Very unique design on the cupolas and a well-kept yard.
That barn looks almost church like.
I too thought it could double as a church! Neat old place.
Beautiful! I thought at first that it was a church!
ok, i'm in love. it is so cute. i love the star. such a beauty. this is definitely a keeper. (:
oh my gosh, that is an amazing barn, actually i love all the structures....here in the roanoke area almost every house has a star on it...i just assumed it was because roanoke is the "star city of the south"!
Beautiful! It almost looks like a church!
In some of your shots, the barn actually looks like a church with a steeple. Nice structures and really nice captures. genie
Ah ha! It's for luck! Ok, now that's understandable... Thank you so much Haney, I appreciate you!!! =)
That big one is a barn? It looks more like a church... =0
The editing is beautiful in the 1st image & what a grand barn, too... I LOVE that 3rd shot of the smaller one & love the stone wall in front of the other... WoW! =)
Thanks for joining this week's Barn Charm =)
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