Cox District Road Granary

This stoutly built timber frame resides in an amazing assembly of five old barns near the Ottauquechee River. It is a three bent structure that may have been first used as a corn barn or granary. We believe this barn was disassembled and moved from elsewhere based on roman numeral labeling lightly carved onto the inside of the joinery. Local stories tell of one of the barns being moved here, which corroborates our observations. The barn has water sawn posts, tie beams, braces, and boards while the twenty-five foot top plates are hand hewn. Half dovetail tie beam tenons are wedged into their mortises, which is a high quality and somewhat rare technique that creates a very strong connection. The rafters are large half-round logs that were initially notched for purlins. When the barn was moved, the purlins were taken out and beautiful horizontal roof boards were installed. This barn is still standing; please reach out to schedule a visit before we disassemble it for restoration! More photos will be provided as we clean out the barn. 

 

Details:

• 375 square feet of footprint with great potential for a partial or full loft

• Sawn posts and tie beams, and hand hewn top plates 

• Large half round pine rafters are hewn flat on the top surface

• Dovetail profile on the tie beam tenons is a very high quality detail

• Proportionately large posts and girts

• Interesting roman numeral markings faintly visible on the interior 

• We will provide the restored frame, erected on your foundation, with the original roof boards installed

 

Possibilities:

This barn is perfect for repurposing as a small cabin living space. A half loft can be installed for sleeping or for a reading nook. It could be a great art or writing studio, animal barn, or garden shed. With the addition of a ventilation cupola, it could even be a great maple sugar shack. We can't wait to see how this barn spends its next phase of life!