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The Exterior of the Blakely House - Ora SC
This picture set features the exterior of the Blakely House in Ora SC. Ora is a small town on the outskirts of Laurens SC. The community was a thriving farming community until an agricultural depression just prior to the Great Depression of 1929. The events of the 1930s forced many farmers to sell their land and leave for the city. The age of prosperous farmers ended and many buildings fell into disuse.
The Blakely house was once a grand house with electricity, gas heat and wonderful wood work. A set of french windows makes the now ruined building stand out from the remaining multi story farming houses in the area. This blog entry focuses on the exterior features of the house. A future blog entry will feature the equally grand and ruined interior.
All 97 pictures of the Blakely House are in this flickr set.
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| Top:French Windows at Front of House Bottom: Attic Window at Rear of House |
Click on picture to see more larger image
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| Front of Blakely House | Looking Above the French Windows | Details on Left Side of French Windows |
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| Details on Right Side of French Windows | Bottom of Left Side of French Windows | Right Side of French Windows |
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| Front Door. The Porch has Collapsed | Side Room with Collapsed Wall | Crooked Window at Front of House |
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| Very Early Fuse Box for the Entire House | Collapsed Room at Rear of House | Collapsed Room at Rear of House |
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| Crooked Windows on Rear Porch | Attic Window at Rear of House | Looking Up at Attic Window |
