The Tobacco Barn

Luther Green hand built this tobacco barn and a second barn in the 1940s on the edge of what is now the Shiloh Crossing commercial center near the intersection of N.C. 540 and Chapel Hill Road, and they reflected the economic development and growth of the Shiloh Community. Individual axe chop marks remain visible where logs were hewn to the correct size for the walls. When tobacco production was at its peak, each barn held 300 to 400 sticks of tobacco with leaves ready for drying. Most tobacco farmers in the Shiloh Community had two or three barns, with each barn in a different stage of the curing process at the same time to increase efficiency. Originally slated for demolition, the barn was moved to Shiloh Park in 2012 with work by the Town of Morrisville and property owners, while the other barn was too damaged to move and was dismantled. During the move, the foundation and some axe-hewn logs were repaired and the tin roof was replaced as part of preservation. The barn now stands as a reminder of the Shiloh Community's long agricultural history.

Morrisville, North Carolina · United States