TYNGSBORO — Even as the owners of Lawndale Farm are building something new, they are preserving the past. If you’ve driven down Frost Road recently past the farm, you may have noticed piles of chopped ...
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, ...
Crickside Timber Craft, a Loysville, Pennsylvania workshop specializing in hand-crafted timber structures, is marking National Historic Preservation Month this May by drawing public attention to the ...
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 ...