We are pleased to share a selection of our exclusive inventory of timber frame buildings.
From the oldest dendrochronology-dated North American barn to newly cut reproductions of eighteenth-century designs,
each of these offerings have been expertly framed and restored by our skilled crew and are ready to be transported and raised at your preferred location. We can design and finish any of these structures as a standalone home, studio, workshop or barn; or as an addition to any existing structure.
Enjoy old-world craftsmanship working in concert with the latest building technology to create something that is both aesthetically pleasing and comfortable to inhabit for generations to come.
Smith Bingham House
English House, 1763
Measures 30’ x 40’
This is a rare 18th century home from the Connecticut River Valley, complete with original wide plank floors, rusticated siding, paneled walls, wainscoting and more. Its 3,100 square foot floor plan can accommodate 3-4 bedrooms and up to 3.5 baths. The spacious third floor attic, originally designed to be open to the second floor stair hall, can also be converted to living space.
Whately Barn
English Barn, 1790
Measures 30’ x 50’
This barn is a rare survivor, one of just a few remaining 18th-century agricultural buildings from the Connecticut River Valley. Its unique roof framing (principal rafters principal purlins, full-length common rafters without ridgepole), remnants of the original horizontal sheathing, and large open spans make it a real standout. This barn would be an ideal companion to the Smith Bingham house in an appropriate setting.
Dutch Replica House
Dutch House, 2015
Measures 24’ x 42’
This home is based on an early 18th-century design that can still be found in a few of the surviving Dutch houses of the Housatonic Valley. It has a steeply pitched roof, harking back to a time when buildings were thatched with reeds. To stiffen its longer rafters, a second, higher collar beam or sporenhout was added. The floors are supported by huge timbers that span the full width of the house called anchorbeams after the Dutch ankerbalk. TheWest gable wall has a real brick facing with traditional iron ties called muurankers that secure it back to the timberwork. Inside, the thick floor planks, plastered walls, and tile fireplace all enhance the early Dutch flavor of this home. Its mechanical systems and super-insulated construction are state-of-the-art.
Salzman Barn
Dutch Barn, 1842
Measures 45’ x 45’
New World Dutch barns are unique in America and are the rarest and most sought-after barn type. They were constructed by Dutch and German settlers from the 17th century through the early 19th century, primarily in lowland areas of New York and New Jersey, and used for the cultivation and processing of wheat. The center aisle or nave was a 20-30 foot wide threshing floor running the full length of the barn. Unlike New England barns where a small grain crop was hand threshed, Dutch barns were built to allow horses to travel in a wide circle and trod the crop with their hoofs to release the seeds from the wheat sheaves. Thus, the Dutch barn’s large, open configuration, based on the basilica plan, and sturdy floorboards were essential. This barn is complete with an original floor framing system, plank floors, and a good portion of the original roofing and siding boards.
Bardeen-Culver Barn
English Barn, 1693/1715
Measures 30’ x 50’
First constructed in 1693 and reframed in 1715, the Bardeen-Culver barn is currently the oldest dendro-dated North American barn and one of only a handful of pre-1720 barns surviving in New England. The structure exemplifies many of the early framing and joinery methods of the 17th and early 18th century, exhibiting two sets of Roman numerals indicating two scribe-rule framing procedures. Four of the original five bents remain, along with a full set of plans, field notes, and dendrochronology documentation by Dan Miles and William Flynt.
Dievendorf Barn
Dutch Barn, 1790
Measures 47’ x 45’
New World Dutch barns are unique in America and are the rarest and most sought-after barn type. They were constructed by Dutch and German settlers from the 17th century through the early 19th century, primarily in lowland areas of New York and New Jersey, and used for the cultivation and processing of wheat. The huge anchorbeams or ankerbalken that span above the threshing floor are the signature of the Dutch barn. Where they join the purlin posts, they are typically through tenoned and wedged on the back side with huge braces preventing deformation in these H-bents. Grain was stored above the anchorbeams on loose poles, heaped to the rafters where it dried prior to threshing. Large purlin plates connect these H-bents and support the centers of the roof rafters. Long diagonal members up to 6x8 inches in cross section provide longitudinal wind bracing to this central core. At each end of the threshing floor are large wagon doors, often hung on wooden hinges.
Pine Barn #2
Swing Beam, 2020
Measures 30’ x 50’
This is a new timber frame cut from eastern white pine and organized into five longitudinal bays with a central drive bay used for the storage and threshing of wheat, a type referred to as a swing beam barn. Traditionally, these were side entrance barns with wide threshing floors for animal powered threshing devices. The swing beam allowed the threshing floor to extend into the next bay without any interior posts in the way creating here a nearly 20' wide bay. This barn is framed according to the “Square Rule” and is very well-suited to become an open and inviting living space.
Newcastle Barn
Swing Beam, hewn hardwood, circa 1840
Measures 30’ x 51’
Originally, swing beams were found along the Hudson, Mohawk, and Schoharie river valleys. This exceptional hardwood frame has a rich warm patina that cannot be reproduced.
Yarmouth Barn
Salt Box, inclined purlin, circa 1840
Measures 40’ x 46’ / 40’ x 70’
Description coming soon.
March Hare Barn
English Barn, circa 1790
Measures 30’ x 40’ + added bay
As the first New England settlers were predominantly English, most of the barns constructed in the first 50 years of settlement were built in the traditional English style, which hinged on two principal elements: scribe rule and the Pythagorean theorem. Scribe rule construction was gradually eclipsed with the advent of the square rule in 1800. This frame is a well-preserved example of early agricultural history from a working farm in Western Massachusetts.
Crane Barn
English Barn, circa 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.
Carriage Barn
Dutch Barn, 2020
Measures 24’ x 34’
Description coming soon.