Yep...What Hylandwoodcraft said...!!!

I love the Gordian Knot comment and in large span frames...that post makes the difference between lots of heady engineering and high end (aka quality joinery) that goes with a much (MUCH!!) simpler timber frame project...Central (or even Eave Post) configurations make things so much simpler...

Sugar Houses typically are very narrow and long...not square so I would consider that also...

If a Sugar House 32 feet wide, then by average historical proportions the Venting Monitor would be at a bout 40 to 50 feet in the air and the building would be about 50 to 80 long...

I think the widest (well proportioned) Sugar House I have seen is about 24 feet with Cat Slide (aka Salt Box) broken even roof and half length lean to on the back for wood. Its Venting Monitor was only in one bay so it to had a central post...