Farmhouse Gallery and Gardens

In the 1790’s, the McInturf’s and four employees ran a gunsmith shop on the property, manufacturing rifles and handguns. In the 1830’s, the farm was owned by “Doc” Peebles, who migrated from Maryland and chose the spot to settle while his brother went on to Decatur, Alabama.In 1919, Jake Woodward bought the farm. He had a small dairy and orchard here and was also the Registrar of Deeds in Erwin. The original house burned in 1930 and was rebuilt on the same foundation with some of the first machine-made brick in the area.The daughter of the original owner, Pat Lynch, moved into the house with her family and began farming in 1976.They raised beef cattle and market hogs until 1983, when they began alternative farming. Her husband Johnny, a wildlife artist, restored the original log smokehouse which he uses as a studio-gallery. He also designed and built the covered bridge at the entrance to the farm with the help of friends. Also, an 1800’s style blacksmith shop was built using logs salvaged from a barn on the farm and other barns in the area.