Farm Junk

This week was not actual architecture, I know. But I found a cool pile of junk on a 3 mile walk to the grocery store. It's some sort of farm equipment.

McPolin Farm Shelter

Evidence of Fire was inspired by a trip to a mysterious structure along the highway. I believe it's an animal shelter associated with McPolin Farm nearby. While the farm's barn and nearby buildings have been well restored, rebuilt, and even moved, this building has been badly neglected. It is on the wrong side of the highway.

View of McPolin Farm proper across the highway from its forgotten structure.

Construction on the McPolin farmstead began in 1886, under the McLane family. The McPolins bought the property around 1900. The buildings on the land were not constructed from new materials: the couple built the famous barn from salvaged timber. Amazingly, the support for the barn was built without nails. It was a dairy farm until 1948.

I truly don't have much to say about the McPolin farmstead. I am much more interested in this forgotten building that is in plain view of the highway into Park City, Utah. But really, it's much better if you explore the structure yourself. It is very small, with a swamp-like puddle forming semi permanently inside and bird's nests in the rafters. The impression is of a dark little eco system.