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Helene Renard, Mountains
Helene Renard, Mountains
Helene Renard, Mountains
This split-rail fence is one of many fence types seen along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Helene Renard, Mountains
Helene Renard, Mountains
Helene Renard, Mountains
Base and stair at shelter entrance
Helene Renard, Mountains
Shelter roof structure
Helene Renard, Mountains
Rocky Knob Shelter
Helene Renard, Mountains
View of overlapping roof segments of the framers market shelter in Blacksburg
Helene Renard, Mountains
As documented in Visual Character of the Blue Ridge Parkway (U.S. Dept of the Interior/NPS), this shelter was the first building constructed on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is “constructed of exposed heavy, square chestnut timbers erected on a base of horizontally laid stone. The floor is flagstone. The roof is made of hand-split oak shakes on exposed wood purlins. The building is a good example of early rustic park architecture.”
Helene Renard, Mountains
Detail of joint at farmers market timber structure