As soon as the icy grip of winter loosened, barn-building activity began in earnest. Perhaps the secret to the old bank barn’s strength was its mortise and tenon construction. The mortises or ...

A big part of the attraction is simplicity. There are only four steps involved in pole-barn building, and the first one’s even optional! None of the work requires fancy tools or finely honed skills.

If you haven’t heard, ole’ Leap Year is considered one of the oldest stone bank barns in the country as ... This Sui generis example of early colonial building prowess, the innate appeal ...

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