Reclaim • Restore • Recreate
LIVING HISTORY
HONORING THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF OLD
“History in the Making” is more than a clever slogan, it’s a genuine expression of how we view our work at Legacy Barns. We have a deep appreciation for the impressive architecture and cultural importance of the structures that we save and repurpose for our clients – and for future generations – to appreciate.
Whether we’re restoring, selling and relocating an historic barn or performing historically accurate repairs on a structure in the field, we really are creating living history with every customer we serve.

At a very early age, Legacy Barns founder Tim Rau developed a real passion and respect for the historic Dutch and English barns that grace hillside farms where he grew up. Inspired and encouraged by his grandfather (at his historic farm), Tim studied and mastered the nearly lost art involved in restoring these grand structures.
Realizing that without intervention, these barns would continue to deteriorate and disappear from the landscape, Legacy […]

We specialize in hand-hewn timber frame barns, employing ancient construction techniques to repair, restore and repurpose them. In addition, we use the same methods and materials as our ancestors to craft precise recreations of these magnificent structures.
A timber frame demands of the timber-wright a dedication to margins of tolerance comparable to that of a fine cabinet maker. With an understanding of the attributes of the wood as […]
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