BERRY COLLEGE RAMBLE  

   

    Berry College is about as well known for it's campus deer herd as it is it's beautiful location . FYI , it is the largest campus in the US, it sits on 27,000 acres . Quite a bit of it is open to yearly quota hunts .
     After stopping to take a few long range deer photos we headed over to the Mountain Campus to see the water wheel . One of the world's largest at 42 ' in diameter .  It was a touch crowded with families enjoying the holiday .

    I am still trying to figure out the gravity system . It wasn't moving and I couldn't figure out how the water got from the two holes at the bottom to the top of the wheel . Surely gravity doesn't push water uphill . Might have to go back when they are grinding and ask some one smarter than me . Of course that could be anybody .

    The roof piqued my interest as well .Stone roof tiles , not slate , partially held in place with copper straps . Thew copper straps may have been used in a repair process but they sure did add character . I liked the stone work here and at the millpond better than the rest of the campus . As a side note , the works were built by students .

             

          Frost Chapel . The architecture , stone work , heavy wood beams , copper gutters , downspouts , and spires , leaded windows , and stained glass are all spectacular . Set up on top of a hill ,it is imposing in all respects .

    One other thing for y'all . It was wide open to the public with no security guards or other intrusive security measures . And no graffiti !

    On to the Ford Buildings .

     Mr, and Mrs. Henry Ford gifted these in the 1920s and 1930s . The English Gothic architecture  is described as iconic . And it is . it will take several more visits to discover all the intricate details these buildings have to offer .

    Ford Auditorium with it's distinctive clock tower .

    Alumni Center .

   Just a taste of the carving and detail work .

    Ford dining hall

Mary Hall details

   Ford Gymnasium .

   Berry College Chapel

    Berry College Chapel religious deer .

    Once again I have only scratched the surface of this unique place . The museum was closed , we missed the dairy , House of Dreams , Possum Trot Church and more . There will definitely be a return trip . If you don't already subscribe to the Berry College Eagle Cam , please check them out . Nesting American Bald Eagles that last year successfully hatched and fledged chicks .