1800's Oak Hill Frame

20' X 22' plus 20' x14' addition | Circa 1880 | Averill Park, NY

This barn is a sawn timber frame with oak posts and girts. It was constructed for horizontal clapboard siding. In order to facilitate this style, the cube is a timber frame with studs added at approximately 24 inch centers between the posts. This creates a beautiful aesthetic and means that the barn can have horizontal clapboards or novelty boards applied directly to the structure. The original barn was 20' x 22' and has full length plank flooring that is in wonderful condition. A 14 foot addition was added, giving a total footprint of 20' x 36'. The interior posts were placed off center in order to create large animal stalls between them. We have completed the restoration of this barn, and we can't wait to see it standing on a new foundation!

Details:

720 square feet on the first floor, with 440 feet of potential loft area
Sawn posts, beams, and rafters
Five bent structure including the addition
Beautiful oak timbers
Combination timber frame and stud construction
Restored frame re-erected on your foundation with new sills provided
The original roof boards are included and will be applied
Sliding doors with extra large rolling door hardware included
22 foot long flooring planks included

Possibilities:

This barn would be ideally suited for use as a beautiful animal barn once again. It would also make an incredible cabin or small house. If it is used as a living space, one option would be to have the original 20 x 22 footprint be enclosed with a loft, and to keep the 14 x 20 foot addition as a screened in outdoor sitting area or outdoor kitchen. If the entire footprint is enclosed, the addition area could be left as a cathedral ceiling area.

1800s Oak Hill Frame This frame was in a beautiful meadow uphill from the farmhouse.	There is plenty of room for a sleeping loft or some hay storage upstairs.	1800s Oak Hill Frame I love the proportions of this barn.
Note the combination of timbers and studs used in this barn.	1800s Oak Hill Frame The tall knee wall in this barn creates a beautiful and spacious loft.	The roof boards are beautiful.
This is the view looking from the addition into the older section of the barn.	In this photo Isaac is driving the original pegs out.	1800s Oak Hill Frame The addition can be seen on the left in this photo. The barn was built for horizontal siding.
1800s Oak Hill Frame The rafters have beautiful color! The hoisting wheel in this photo does not come with the frame.	1800s Oak Hill Frame Note the care given to the chamfers on this well executed mortise and tenon.	1800s Oak Hill Frame This frame had animal stalls built into the interior.
1800s Oak Hill Frame The posts and horizontals in this photo are oak.	1800s Oak Hill Frame These doors and the beautiful rolling door hardware come with the barn.	1800s Oak Hill Frame The floor planks for the loft are full length- 22 feet!
1800s Oak Hill Frame We have made repairs and assembled each wall section at our shop.	1800s Oak Hill Frame We have repaired some of the post bottoms using this English scarf joint method.	1800s Oak Hill Frame This is one of the long wall sections assembled during repairs.
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