{"id":1081,"date":"2013-03-03T02:39:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T06:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/yorkspast\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2015-05-14T03:44:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T07:44:35","slug":"what-will-be-the-fate-of-the-cow-weathervane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/what-will-be-the-fate-of-the-cow-weathervane\/","title":{"rendered":"What will be the Fate of the Cow Weathervane?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1082\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/PfaltzgraffBarn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1082\" title=\"PfaltzgraffBarn\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/PfaltzgraffBarn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/PfaltzgraffBarn.jpg 507w, https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/PfaltzgraffBarn-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>\u201cPfaltzgraff Outlet\u201d Barn along Whiteford Road in Springettsburg Township, York Co., PA (2013 Photo by S. H. Smith)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are three large roof ventilators on the former \u201cPfaltzgraff Outlet\u201d Barn along Whiteford Road in Springettsburg Township.\u00a0 <strong>The center roof ventilator is topped by a cow weathervane.\u00a0 With the impending demolition of the barn, what will be the fate of the cow weathervane?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Pfaltzgraff remodeled a former Avalong Farms Barn for use as a pottery outlet, did they re-use the original cow weathervane?\u00a0 If so, how old is that weathervane?\u00a0 This weathervane is on the smaller of the two barns originally on the Avalong Farms site.\u00a0 This post takes a look at these two barns. \u00a0Related posts include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Meadowbrook Estate in Springettsbury Township, Part 1; Edwin B. Myers, his Family and his Businesses\" href=\"\/yorkspast\/2013\/03\/08\/meadowbrook-estate-in-springettsbury-township-part-1-edwin-b-myers-his-family-and-his-businesses\/\">Meadowbrook Estate in Springettsbury Township, Part 1; Edwin B. Myers, his Family and his Businesses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Meadowbrook Estate in Springettsbury Township, Part 2; Edwin Myers\u2019 458-Acre Estate nearly stretched to Tilden\" href=\"\/yorkspast\/2013\/03\/10\/meadowbrook-estate-in-springettsbury-township-part-2-edwin-myers-458-acre-estate-nearly-stretched-to-tilden\/\">Meadowbrook Estate in Springettsbury Township, Part 2; Edwin Myers\u2019 458-Acre Estate nearly stretched to Tilden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/yorkspast\/2015\/05\/14\/avalong-barn-captured-cliff-satterthwaite\/\">Third Avalong Barn captured by Cliff Satterthwaite<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following 1971 aerial photo at the intersection of Whiteford Road and Mt. Zion Road in Springettsbury Township shows several of the prominent structures on Avalong Farms.\u00a0 Most people know that the Meadowbrook Mansion, part of Avalong Farms in 1971, is now Christmas Tree Hill.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1083\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/Avalong1971Aerial.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1083\" title=\"Avalong1971Aerial\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/Avalong1971Aerial.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/Avalong1971Aerial.jpg 520w, https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/Avalong1971Aerial-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>1971 Aerial Photo at the Intersection of Whiteford Road and Mt. Zion Road in Springettsbury Township, York Co., PA (From Penn Pilot web site of Historic Aerial Photos of Pennsylvania; Annotated by S. H. Smith 2013)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some people will remember there were two big barns east of the mansion.\u00a0 The front barn, closest to Whiteford Road, was struck by lightning and burnt down.\u00a0 This was the larger of the two barns; it was where one purchased Avalong dairy products prior to the opening the Avalong Farms Dairy Bar at the corner of Whiteford Road and Mt. Zion Road in the mid-1950s.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1084\" style=\"width: 265px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/WeatherVanejpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1084\" title=\"WeatherVane,jpg\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/WeatherVanejpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/WeatherVanejpg.jpg 265w, https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/WeatherVanejpg-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close-Up of Cow Weathervane on the top of \u201cPfaltzgraff Outlet\u201d Barn along Whiteford Road in Springettsburg Township, York Co., PA (2013 Photo by S. H. Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The smaller of the two Avalong barns, although still of substantial size, was located behind the main barn; this is the barn Pfaltzgraff remodeled for use as a pottery outlet.\u00a0 <strong>This is a close-up of the cow weathervane presently on the top of that barn.<\/strong>\u00a0 This smaller barn is in existence at least back to 1937, per a Penn Pilot Historic Aerial Photo taken November 25th 1937.<\/p>\n<p>Does the \u201cPfaltzgraff Outlet\u201d Barn go back even further to the ownership of Edwin Myers?\u00a0 In the early 1900s, Mr. Myers was the owner responsible for the expansion of Meadowbook Mansion to its present stately appearance. \u00a0Within my <a title=\"#49 George W. Hoover Wagon Factory in York; Top 50 York County Factories at End of 19th Century\" href=\"\/yorkspast\/2013\/02\/24\/49-george-w-hoover-wagon-factory-in-york-top-50-york-county-factories-at-end-of-19th-century\/\">weekly count down of the 50 top factories in York County at the end of 19th Century<\/a>, in future posts you will see that businessman Edwin Myers owned two of these factories.<\/p>\n<p>In the Friday March 1st issue of the York Daily Record, it was reported that approval has been granted by the Springettsburg Township Board to construct a new Susquehanna Bank at the site.\u00a0 The aging, former \u201cPfaltzgraff Outlet\u201d barn will be torn down before the construction of the bank.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1088\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/Avalong1937Aerial.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1088\" title=\"Avalong1937Aerial\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/Avalong1937Aerial.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/Avalong1937Aerial.jpg 518w, https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorkspast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/03\/Avalong1937Aerial-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>1937 Aerial Photo at the Intersection of Whiteford Road and Mt. Zion Road in Springettsbury Township, York Co., PA (From Penn Pilot web site of Historic Aerial Photos of Pennsylvania; Annotated by S. H. Smith 2013)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the Sunday March 3rd issue of the York Sunday News, it was reported that Susquehanna Bank determined the barn was constructed in the 1950s.\u00a0 <strong>I\u2019ve added the Penn Pilot Historic Aerial Photo taken November 25th 1937 to this post, to prove the \u201cPfaltzgraff Outlet\u201d Barn was definitely constructed prior to 1937.<\/strong>\u00a0 This barn may have been built in the early 1900s, when Edwin Myers was assembling large acreage in the vicinity of his Meadowbook Mansion.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/yorkspast\/headlines\/\" style=\"background-color: #009bff;padding:10px;color: white !important;text-transform: uppercase\">Reading the Headlines: A Quick Index to All YorksPast Posts<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are three large roof ventilators on the former \u201cPfaltzgraff Outlet\u201d Barn along Whiteford Road in Springettsburg Township.\u00a0 The center roof ventilator is topped by a cow weathervane.\u00a0 With the impending demolition of the barn, what will be the fate of the cow weathervane? 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