We specialize in hand-hewn timber frame buildings employing old-style design and ancient construction techniques to restore, rebuild and re-purpose historic homes and barns, as well as to inspire unique custom homes.

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 the 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 Barns was born. Our award-winning work on some of the oldest Dutch structures in New York and beyond has helped preserve many of them in place. But in many more instances, that isn’t an option. So, looking to not only preserve them but give them new life and new purpose, we acquire these barns, meticulously disassemble and restore them, and offer them to new owners who appreciate their unique history and beauty.