Armistead Homestead Barn
by Connie Fox
Title
Armistead Homestead Barn
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo. Architecture, Landscapes, Landmarks, Universities, Digital Arts
Description
At first glance, this appeared to be a rather odd-shaped falling-down barn. A closer look revealed a sign erected by the Texas Historical Commission for what was, in its day, a large agricultural enterprise run by Texas pioneer Robert Stark Armistead and his wife, Ann, who married in 1826 and came to Texas in 1835. The Armisteads settled here in Independence, Washington County, Texas, not far from Brenham. Mr. Armistead became a charter trustee of Baylor University in 1845.
Old oak trees shade this peaceful scene, photographed in color in April 2014 and rendered as a watercolor. Green grass dotted with wildflowers fill the foreground, and soft blue sky is seen through a gap in the scraggly old oak trees. Two companion watercolors of a red-roof shed on this property are available in this Gallery. One is vertical and the other horizontal.
Copyright 2014 Connie Steitz Fox
All Rights Reserved
Nikon D7100
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November 30th, 2014
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