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| History of the Barn |
The Barn is a result of an appreciation of old barns and hating to see them deteriorating and torn down. Our intent was to build a barn using almost forgotten construction techniques and materials with the final result appearing to be a turn-of-the-century barn that had been scrubbed down and made livable.
Sixty oaks and a few walnut trees were cut here on the property and a portable sawmill was brought in to fashion the logs into the proper size timbers and floor boards.
The Barn is a true example of timber frame, post and beam, mortise and tenon construction. The frame has no nails and is secured with 700 hand carved wooden pegs. The board and batten siding came from eleven different barns in the area including the one that sat on the same site.
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