hello everyone tonight
Hi Chip
I noticed your quest for a small barn for 2 horses, it drew my attention because what you are looking for is exactly like the small timberframed barn that I reconstructed at UCV a few moons ago now.
It was one of 2 buildings that was part of the collection of outbuildings that I had the good fortune of being in charge of reconstructing at the Bellamy's Grist mill complex
These buildings were reconstructed using an original oil painting of the Grist mill in the mid 1800's
The painting showed a 3 bay driveshed, and a small attached horse barn
It was a great project because I had to locate and date 2 existing buildings in the area to use as models, and I was fortunate to find both on one property owned at that time by Earl Colquhoun whose family had homesteaded the property in 1784
After I had reconstructed both buildings their roof lines and the roof lines of the grist mill iself were such a pleasing view.
Anyway the small barn was big enough for 2 horse stalls and a small work area.
We hewed the timber right there for both buildings, then timberframed and erected both in 2 separate summer projects, using a horse powered gin pole to help put up the bents.
The horse barn has 2 small windows on the one end, these windows being historically correct,contained 6 lights each and really add to the general feeling as you enter.
If you are interested I can provide more general information from my files to help you out.
As we worked it was unbelivable the public interest and many came back repeatedly to see the progress move along. Some like yourself was interested in the horse barn because today horses are the in thing, as you probably well know.
If you go to my chat site "HIstoric Hewing Questionnaire" and look back through the pages you will come to some pics on there of the raising of both structures, I believe it is near the first part of the pages
Good luck
NH
