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Title Chicken House
Date July 14, 1974
Description Image shows chicken house built by John C. Clark in 1881, moved and restored at Humpback Rocks, Va. The front and side of the hen house are shown. The front features an opened door with an entry plank leading to a smaller opening just to the right; the plank seems to be supported by a cement block. This photograph was taken by F. A. Ketterson on July 14, 1974, near milepost 5 in Augusta County, Va., of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Commentary Classification no. 728.4
Location Location Name: Humpback Rocks Visitor Center and Mountain Farm
Parkway Milepost: 5.8
Latitude: 37.970833
Longitude: -78.898333
Creator Individual F.A. Ketterson, Jr.
Tags Augusta County (Va.)
Doors
Farm buildings and land
Humpback Rocks (Va.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway