Timber-frame building experts say only a handful of family farms have chosen the quality and durability of the old-fashioned barns over economic pole barns. Most of their work is restoration of ...

Whit Holder has ventured inside the huge barns of Ohio and Pennsylvania to examine the joints that bind the massive timbers and to look at the aged tool marks of construction to see "how the old ...

Scars left by axes swung before the Civil War show the work of skilled builders who shaped timbers for use in homes, barns and warehouses long before cutting machinery came along. Each board or beam ...

DOVER ‒ Barn enthusiasts from around the state of Ohio gathered in Tuscarawas County this weekend to get an up-close look at the area's agricultural heritage. These visitors were attending the annual ...

John Ebersole’s workshop, deep in the countryside of Christiana, smells of wood warmed by late-morning winter sunlight. It’s not a large space. Three visitors, plus Ebersole, are enough to make it a ...

2002 - A tour of some of Vermont's picturesque timber frame barns. 2002 - A tour of some of Vermont's picturesque timber frame barns explores the history, construction and preservation of the ...

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Misinformation can do a tremendous amount of harm. The topic of what to do with old barns is one that is riddled with misinformation and as a result, valuable buildings have been lost. Recent ...

While a barn house may bring to mind a classic barn set in the countryside, you don’t need to live on a farm to enjoy the roomy, rustic appeal of a barn house. Depending on where you live, the method ...

The Friends of Ohio Barns held its annual conference in Tuscarawas County this past weekend. The group toured five barns in the county, including a barn built in 1913 on the Steam Valley Farm in Dover ...