Antique timber structures

The abundant virgin forests of early America yielded timbers of remarkable size and regularity. They provided settlers with sturdy, hand-hewn timbers that simply do not exist today. In our New Jersey region, most structures were built from white oak, which makes the barns we are able to rescue some of the finest and most desirable structures of their kind.

Early timber frame buildings, neglected and threatened, can be restored and adaptably reused. Many are reborn as custom homes. Others have become restaurants, offices, or simply barns. Previous projects have proven that the open plan of a barn can be transformed into functional space for many modern uses (see also: Design Services).

The New Jersey Barn Company offers a limited number of antique barns and other timber frames of exceptional quality. Dating to the eighteenth and early ninteenth centuries, the frames in our inventory employ pegged mortise and tenon joinery. Due to the diverse origins of the area's earliest settlers, the barns display Dutch, English, or Swiss-German framing traditions.

Other structures are available—in addition to a number of early houses, we have moved everything from a corncrib to a church.

Our current inventory includes select structures, both standing and already dismantled and stored. They are documented with photographs, measured drawings and scale models. Listing sheets for each building, including measurements, and relevant data, are employed to match the particular needs of the prospective client with the most suitable structure. A visit to our office and a tour of nearby projects is suggested.