Ohio Bicentennial Barn – Ripley – Brown County
In 2003, 88 barns, one for each Ohio county were painted to celebrate the 200th anniversary of statehood. This one is located along the Ohio River, in the town of Ripley.
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Spring Barn Sunrise in Lexington, Kentucky
An old wooden barn, with a decorative “barn quilt”, located near Lexington, the heart of Kentucky’s bluegrass region. By many, it is known as the horse capital of the world, and is home to many famous racing horses, and the horse farms that raised them. On the first Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby is held in Louisville. Known as the “Run of the Roses” its the first leg of the Triple Crown, the premier horse racing event that includes the Preakness and Belmont Stakes later in the year.
Kentucky Barn Quilt Trails – Kentucky Art Council
Cabinetry – Kentucky Shaker Village – Pleasant Hill – Harrodsburg
The Shakers were well known as master craftsmen, both as carpenters, and in wood working. These particular cabinets, are located on the top floor of the Centre Family Dwelling House, a 24,960-square-foot building that housed as many as 80 men and women.
Pleasant Hill, Kentucky also known as Shakertown, was a Shaker (the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing) religious community from 1805 to 1910. With many well-preserved buildings, the village was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
The Kentucky Shaker village was founded by three New England Shaker missionaries, John Meacham, Benjamin Seth Youngs, and Issachar Bates. They founded the community around the teachings of Mother Ann Lee who believed in celibacy. Kentucky’s Shaker community ultimately died out, in part because of their beliefs in celibacy, problems encountered during and after the Civil War, and a declining interest in their way of life by potential converts. But their legacy of hard work, and fine craftsmanship lives on at Pleasant Hill.