Early American Springhouse
by Steve Hurt
Title
Early American Springhouse
Artist
Steve Hurt
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
he Johnson Farm near the Peaks of Otter, along the blue ridge parkway, is an example of a mountain farm. The Johnson’s family lived and worked this rustic farm from 1852 to well into the 1930s. The Park Service has developed the Johnson Farm as a representative of a typical Blue Ridge Mountain home of the 1920s in the area.
Spring houses were built by mountain people over the source of a spring. The water of the spring maintains a constant cool temperature inside the spring house throughout the year. This provided storage for food that would otherwise spoil, such as meat, fruit or dairy products.
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February 5th, 2013
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