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Saturday, February 20, 2016

February 20, 2016 ~ The Old Farm at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church


~Ruth Asawa

This is a very old home about 7 miles from our house where two girls lived that I taught at least 25 years ago. At that time it had rockers on the front porch and was a happy place. It needed paint back then, but apparently a house can survive for years and years without a paint job. Now it is a bit lopsided and appears to be going downhill. No one has lived there in years, but the farm land and the barns are still in use with by the owners or someone renting it for their cattle and hay. Right now it is being used.

This is the home where two girls that I taught at least 25 years ago lived. At that time there were rocking chairs on the front porch and there were always children out in the yard. It has been vacated for years now, and as you can see is beginning to list a bit. It is interesting that there was no new paint on the house back then, and it is the same now. Someone that either own the property or rents it (that is my guess) is using the barns and grazing cattle. It is located across the road from New Monmouth Presbyterian Church.

This is not a very good picture, but it shows the outbuildings behind the house. Since I was on private property, I was using caution where I was stepping. There was a fence and I did not go over it...stand on it, yes, but not climb over it. The property is right on the Route 60 so anyone driving by knew exactly what I was doing.

This is the main barn.

And this is the other outbuilding behind the barn. The fence you see is the one I was balancing on to take the pictures. I was good...I didn’t do a face plant again.


This is New Monmouth Presbyterian Church which is across the street from the farm.

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28 comments:

  1. Beautiful place, pity to let it decay. Hugs, Valerie

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  2. Dear Genie,
    Again great photos, exactly to my taste, I can not say enough to see old houses and farms. Your stories to these old buildings always fascinate me.
    Have a gemülichen Sunday - soon.
    Sadie

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  3. It's such a lovely house - I can imagine it freshly renovated!
    Have a nice Sunday!

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  4. So special your houses and barns are always built of wood. We never see that here only bricks are used.

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  5. Sad to see such a lovely house not lived in or not being used. We also have a lot of empty farmland around here. People have just abandoned their farms to find work elsewhere; now Mother Nature has reclaimed much of the land. Up here, Spring has arrived, and yet, it has not. We have been experiencing a full bout of different weather. Its like Mother Nature is trying to stay winter cold, but there's foul play with our weather patterns as in freezing rain, plain old rain, snow n lots of it, hurricane type winds, torrential downpours, more heavy snow and yesterday more rain. This morning there are many clouds, temp is warm and the sun is trying to burst through heavy clouds. Hows that for spring equinox. At least its light till after 6 pm. Cheers - Great Photos Genie

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  6. Genie, you sure live in a beautiful part of the country, I love the hills. Thanks for sharing this week at The Barn Collective and hurry on back.

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  7. It is kind of amazing how when houses are abandoned they decline all on their own. Nowdays with google streetview I can travel back any time I want to my older houses and I always marvel at how some of have been improved, others declined, and yet others look just like I left them.

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  8. That is a fine looking old farm that has seen better days. The barn and outbuildings seem usable as does the house. Too bad on one lives there, but people have been moving the urban areas at a great rate leaving farms empty.

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  9. Such a sad looking house---a house now not a home. The barns being used are looking good as is the land.
    MB

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  10. It would be a wonderful home for someone. I often wonder about why a home is abandoned. Did something really sad take place there? Only the ghosts know.

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  11. Super photos - I love the old old house - though it does make me sad to see the old ones in such disrepair - when so easily they could be sold and thus maintained by a loving family. I often see two houses near each other in the country - one has been continuously maintained and the other forgotten. With just a little effort they both could still be in good condition. I always wonder just why - and when - it was decided to give up on a building - why did the descendants not sell a house so it could be saved? The unpainted barns are so interesting - such a wonderful view - and great job standing on the fence without falling off. The church is very well maintained - how would you like to mow that lawn?

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  12. Love the barn but it is too bad about the house!

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  13. Great shadow shots of old homestead and other great photos too!

    Happy Week to you ~ ^_^

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  14. The barn definitely looks better cared for but the house is still salvageable and would make a great cottage look.

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  15. Good to know a bit of the history of a place.
    Pretty photo of the church.

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  16. I hate seeing old houses falling to bits when you know there are people that could use a place to live.

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  17. What a beautiful place that is...it is such a shame to see the house go downhill. I would love to see the inside. Beautiful barns, too.

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  18. I love the dogwood tree, looks so springy! thanks, for joining us Genie! glad 2 have ya!! ( ;

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  19. Always find it odd finding a church in the middle of a few dwellings, see many in Wales

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  20. I always wondered how it would be to live in a place like this :)

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  21. I always wish for a story when I see abandoned or decrepit farms ... here, at least, we have a little bit of the history.

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  22. Nice barn and a sweet church! We have many empty farmhouses here too.

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  23. Hello, the house would look lovely if it was renovated. The barns and property look wonderful. I like the pretty church too. Great photos. Enjoy your day and the weekend ahead!

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  24. what a pretty farm, sad the old house is sitting there empty...beautiful church!

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  25. For sure this farm has seen better days. Lovely pictures.

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  26. The church is lovely.
    Nice looking place - sort of reminds me of the "Waltons" for some reason.
    Good thing you were able to stand on the fence (I'd probably fall off) to get your pictures.

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