County

[41] Jefferson Co, OH

Sides Painted

Color

Black, White

Structure

Barn

Unique Characteristics

None

Still Standing

Yes

Credits

Photo 1 by Jim Langston (ca. 1990's).

Photo 2 by unknown VA # 17-RJE-27 (1980) courtesy of Vintage Aerial

Photo 3 by unknown VA # 38-ZJE-25 (1983) courtesy of Vintage Aerial

Photos 4 & 5 by Lonnie Schnauffer (Mar. 1999).

Photo 6 by Cherie Draa (Sept. 5, 2008).

Photos 7-10 by Martha Dougherty (2009).

Photos 11 & 12 by unknown (July 30, 2010).

Photos 13-15 by unknown.

Photo 16 by unknown (July 31, 2014).

Photo 17 by Bruce Murgo (Oct. 23, 2017).

Photos 18 & 19 by Renee Shuman Chapman (July 2018).

Photos 20-24 by Bob Bashoor (Apr. 12, 2020).

Photo 25 by David Grimmer (Jan. 29, 2021).

Photo 26 by Tina Prokes (Sept. 2, 2022).

Photo 27 by G.E. Neat (Apr. 12, 2023).

Photo 28 by David Davidson (May 22, 2023).

Photo 29 by Alanna St. Laurent (Dec. 1, 2023).

Photos 30-33 by Mike Sekerak (May 5, 2024).

Other Information

As noted in Photo 2 there was a Mail Pouch sign on the southeast side of the barn. This was painted over by 1983 and an extension to that side added (see Photo 3).

The following information is provided by Eddie Robberts:

'The owner said that the barn was originally a regular Mail Pouch barn (see Photo 2), and she can even remember Harley coming to paint it in the early 60's when she was younger. She lived across the road then. When she moved across the road and took over the family farm, they decided to repaint it but in different colors. So her husband painted the barn white and painted over the existing letters with new colors. The only place where it is different is on the double doors at the center of the broad side of the barn. The doors are new and therefore there was no template for her husband to trace of color, so those few center letters are his own brushwork. She mentioned that their barn was considered for the Jefferson County bicentennial barn, but, according to her, they decided in the end not to cover over their 'artwork''.

Where to find it

OH-152, north of Pine Valley by about 1.7 miles. The barn is on the left side of the highway headed north. One end. One side. White Back Ground. This was originally a standard Black Background barn with a Mail Pouch sign on the southeast side of the barn (see Photo 2).

Address

4061 OH-152

City

Dillonvale

State

Zipcode

43917

Country

USA

Latitude

N 40° 13.31'

Longitude

W -80° 46.87'

lat

40.221833

lng

-80.781167