Torri L. Thompson

 Rural Geometry Photography

Rural Illinois is full of abandoned houses, barns, silos and outbuildings.  It seems that the IRS, in all its wisdom, taxes people for improvements (read:  taking care of and preserving American rural history and architecture.   So not only do I love looking at these places, but I feel a personal responsibility for recording their existence.  Many farmers burn down these buildings regularly.  I cannot understand why they don't at least sell the materials.  But.....