{"id":449,"date":"2012-07-03T14:29:05","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T20:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/?p=449"},"modified":"2015-05-05T23:56:54","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T05:56:54","slug":"klutts-family-farm-abandoned-farm-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.net\/photography\/klutts-family-farm-abandoned-farm-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Klutts Family Farm \u2013 Abandoned Farm House"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I was out driving around Rockwall County mostly scouting out places to shoot. Overall the trip was successful, I found one great place to shoot (just need to gain access to the property) and another place that might be good shoot. The final place I found wasn\u2019t so great, just an old barn that\u00a0 that has seen better days. Wasn\u2019t really worth the stop but, I did take a few shots that turn out well. I will eventually share the results\u2026<\/p>\n

As for the successful find, it\u2019s its off an old farm road at the edge of Rockwall, Texas. The old farm is the Klutts Family Farm. I recently came across this place from several local photographers that shared their work through social media. The farm house is a popular place to shoot but its still has a no trespassing sign at the gate. So you find a lot of pictures taken from the road.<\/p>\n

Finding the property was a bit of an issue and there wasn\u2019t any good instructions on how to get to the place. But after driving around Rockwall County I found it and its only about 30-40 minutes from Dallas.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Rockwall County Like<\/h2>\n

I really do not know much about Rockwall County. I do know its is a very nice area to live but, it is mostly rural and sadly its slowly growing up like the rest of DFW and surrounding counties. In place of these old family owned farms, you might find a high end sub division with anywhere from a fraction of an acre to several acre lots. But a lot of times, you might see someone who purchased up the land and build a beautiful mansion on the property and landscape the land. Then in some cases the owners tear down these old houses and build a huge one in its place.<\/p>\n

The Klutts Family Farm<\/h3>\n

When driving down the old farm road\u00a0you see a mix of new homes set back on large plots of land and working farms.\u00a0 As you near the property, all you see is open fields of grass and weeds and nothing else. If you continue to look at the property eventually up a low hill and fairly long walk to the structure you see an old farm house. So if you aren\u2019t looking for the place you might just miss it. The first time I went looking for the place, I must of drove by it several times and not see it. \"Klutts<\/a><\/p>\n

After finding the place, I pulled over and walked the fence line, just taking in the view and trying to get feel for the property and image what it might look like when its in full harvest and not just a field of grass.<\/p>\n

By the gate, you see a posted no trespassing sign and sign that says its Klutts Family Farm since 1942. After that, there\u2019s a long gravel drive leading up the house and other structures place around the house. \"Klutts<\/a><\/p>\n

Since this was the first visit, it was around noon and close to 100 degrees, I decided not to spend much time looking around. I did look around to see if any neighbors were around, but no one was around.<\/p>\n

I wanted to see if they knew much about the farm and if there was someone I could contact about getting access to the property. Since no one was around, I decide to take some test shots with the point-n-shoot and then do some internet research.<\/p>\n

\"Klutts<\/a><\/p>\n

Even though my research was a bust, I do have a starting point. So at some point, I am going to head back out there and see who I can find to talk to. What I do know is, even though the farm doesn\u2019t look like a working farm, just a few years ago it was one. If you look at the gravel road leading up to the house, you can see vehicle tracks. So that means someone is still visiting the property. Plus I do not know what\u2019s on the other side of the house. Since the house sits at top of small hill and it\u2019s a long way from the house, I can\u2019t see what\u2019s behind the house. For all I know the owners new place is back there. \"Klutts<\/a><\/p>\n

As you can see from this picture, it\u2019s a long walk to the house. So until I can find more information about the place, I am stuck with a tripod and a telephoto lens and only shooting from the street.<\/p>\n

All pictures were taken with a point-in-shoot camera and processed with Adobe Lightroom 3. Most shots were taken from the street using a 10X or more zoom without a tripod. At some point, I will go back around sunrise or dusk and shoot the farm again using a DSLR, zoom lens, and tripod. When I find more about the property, I will post an update.<\/p>\n

If anyone has more information about the Kutts Family Farm please leave a comment with what you know or send me an email through the contact form.<\/p>\n

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