Crane Barn

English Barn, 1790

Measures 30’ x 40’

The most notable characteristic of the English scribe rule barns is the unique triple-bypass tying joint that connects the posts, plates, and tie beams. Brought over to the colonies from England, where it had been standard building practice since the 1200s, the tie beam joins the plates with a cog or lap dovetail and the supporting jowled posts tenon into both plate and tie.