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1870 Barn:
Family records indicate that this building was constructed around 1870 as a replacement for he earlier structure that was destroyed by fire. Historically, the barn was used to house a few animals, tack, agricultural equipment, and hay. It is the only original exterior building left at Oakley.
The open area stretching out behind you was once known as the plantation yard. In this area, buildings that were essential for day to day plantation life could be found and may have included a smokehouse, dairy, blacksmith shop, weaving room, and carriage house. Today, these structures are gone, leaving behind only hints of their existence through the brick ruins that once served as their foundation. |