As a child growing up in Big Sky country, Scott Butcher found a comforting appeal in rustic homes and barns. “I worked in my grandfather’s timber frame barn back in Montana, and loved the feel, the ...

Some high-profile projects by Vermont timber framers have been attracting attention over the past few years. Off Route 2 in Richmond, expert Eliot Lothrop is supervising a major, multiyear restoration ...

Tucked away down a winding road at the unincorporated crossroads of Eureka and Pacific, there is a blue barn-style home dwarfed by towering oaks. Its distinctive façade invites passers-by to stop and ...

As agriculture has morphed into big business and populations have shifted from the countryside to urban centers, timber-frame barns have become rare. Thanks to companies like Heritage Restorations, ...

John and Ann Sweet and their dogs wander the Sweet Timber Frame workshop in Mount Desert where massive beams are prepared for joinery PHOTO/DAVID A. RODGERS John Sweet calls it a barn. That hardly ...

MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS — What do you do when you’ve got an old barn on your property threatening to collapse? Some call Luke Larson. Larson purchased Green Mountain Timber Frames over the winter. The ...

It was on a trip to northern Minnesota that he came across a company called Big Wood Timber Frames. Its headquarters is in St. Paul; its workshop is in Brainerd. “I stopped in because I was thinking ...

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 ...

When you think about timber-frame homes in Colorado, do you think of multimillion dollar getaway spots in the mountains? Well, it's time to think again. “People equate timber frames to these massive, ...

A barn raising celebration is held for the new single-story, 30-foot-by-50-foot barn that is being constructed at Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, which combines traditional post-and-beam ...