New World Dutch Barns

We are involved a survey to document New World Dutch Barns. At the moment our physical efforts are centered around the western end of the Mohawk Valley and the Schoharie Valley. One of our mission goals is to also locate the sites of NWDB’s that are no longer standing on their original site (at least at the beginning of the 20th century) and the location of ones that have been moved. We are not restricted to just New York State Dutch barns.

Any one with any information that we may be able to use in this search can contact us off list unless you have some good timber framing experience that goes with it. We are a NYSED incorporated non-profit educational organization purely interested in documenting these barns.

Thank you for taking time to read this appeal for help.

Rolland Miner
Director
NWDB Survey 2000
http://nwdb2000.homestead.com/home.html

I'm sure he'll be answering this post himself, but you really want to talk to Richard Casselman, former Curator of Upper Canada Village. His father moved a Dutch Barn to UCV many years ago, and Richard has taken care of it since then.

There was another fellow at the Morrisburg TTRAG meeting that gave a presentation about a large Dutch barn he had moved to his property in upstate NY. I apologize for not being able to remember his name, but I hope someone else reading this board will be able to point you in his direction.

Daiku,

Was it by chance Randy Nash?

Rolland

Rolland:

I'm afraid I really don't remember at all. Surely someone else who was at the conference can remember? CB.

Rolland, I know of a large dutch barn that was moved from Amsterdam,N. Y. to Feura Bush N.Y.that is in beautiful condition and the new owner has opened it to the public to view. I also know of an old dutch barn that was located in Selkirk,N.Y.that was just destroyed last week by its new owner. Let me know if you want more information, John..

John,
Thanks for the information. This is the kind of thing that we look for. Will contact you off list.
Rolland

Hi all on this forum, I will be in contact with you Rolland, and thanks Daiku for remembering the Conference it brings back the enjoyable time we had together especially at the UCV Historic site. It is now open and they are hosting many from the US as usual and from around the world.
I wish you the best Rolland and I will do my best to fill in some of the points of interest concerning these barns.
richard

Thanks all for the help. AnyVermont timber framers outthere that know about the Dutch barns in SW Vermont?

The Dutch barns outside of the traditional Dutch/Palatine area are like putting together a very large spread out jigsaw puzzle. Every liitle piece makes the picture clearer.

Once more thanks
Rolland

Rolland:

Michael Moore (a timber framer from Denville, NJ) came up to my place in Sussex County New Jersey and had a good look at the barn I have. As he explained to me, the barn was built in the late 1700's (1770 or so). He said the style was "Dutch, not Penna Dutch" and that it was comprised of Black Walnut and White Oak.

If you would like to see it, I will be taking some pictures of it soon, or you can e-mail me and possibly swing on by and have a look for yourself!

Mike

Oh, By the way....the house I live in on that same property is framed the same way and of the same type timbers!