A Couple of Potato Cellars
Three weeks ago I posted some photographs of a collapsed potato cellar in Osgood. There was more snow than I liked last time, so I went out today to rephotograph it. I never relocated that cellar, but I did find a couple of different ones in the area that were interesting. The first cellar looks like it collapsed or was destroyed a few years ago. The only thing left standing is the old concrete facade.
Potato Cellar Facade, Osgood, ID 2006
The other cellar I photographed has recently collapsed. These old cellars are pretty simple but effective structures of dirt, wooden timbers, and straw. I liked this cellar because it really showed the materials (especially the straw). Both of these photographs are of the same cellar made from what was once the interior (the first photograph is looking south, the other north).
Recently Collapsed Potato Cellar, Osgood, ID 2006
You may enjoy this website if you are interested at all in potato cellars, which you probably aren't.
Potato Cellar Facade, Osgood, ID 2006
The other cellar I photographed has recently collapsed. These old cellars are pretty simple but effective structures of dirt, wooden timbers, and straw. I liked this cellar because it really showed the materials (especially the straw). Both of these photographs are of the same cellar made from what was once the interior (the first photograph is looking south, the other north).
Recently Collapsed Potato Cellar, Osgood, ID 2006
You may enjoy this website if you are interested at all in potato cellars, which you probably aren't.
2 Comments:
Huh, who'd a thunk the roofs were made of hay bails? Check out your brother's blog.
Darren, I just spent sometime on the site about straw cellars. It reminded me about a friend's thesis. He researched the similarities of the Idaho straw cellars with structures used for dwellings in the Middle East or North Africa. I can't remember which. Anyway, these old straw cellars have been attracting the attention of architects for many years now. Your documentation of these cellars may play a role in preserving their story. Not only are your photographs of these structures beautiful, but they are also socially and historically significant.
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