BARNS OF THE NORTH FORK

The Society's next planned exhibit celebrates the barns of the North Fork. The range and diversity as well as the beauty of these structures will be explored in a series of photographs taken by Mary Ann Spencer. Ms. Spencer, who recently completed a survey of barns found in the Town of Southold, studied and photographed over 700 examples on behalf of the Old House Society, Cutchogue. Fifty-three percent of the barns surveyed remain in agricultural use today. Ms. Spencer credits the survival of these barns to their adaptability. The project has increased local awareness of, and interest in, barns. The exhibit will coincide with the publication of Mary Ann Spencer's book, The Barns of the North Fork, Quantuck Lane Press. Her portraits capture highly evocative images, once commonplace, in a rapidly disappearing rural landscape. Tools and implements from SPLIA's collection, typical of those once associated with farming, complement her photographs.

Figures 1. Ackerly Pond Lane, Southold 2. Alvahs Lane, Oregon 3. Oregon Road, Oregon 4. Main Road, Peconic 5. Tabor Road, Orient 6. Main Road, Southold PHOTO CREDITS: MARY ANN SPENCER