Barn Project

Welcome to the Barn Page. Please click on the links below to discover the process of building a Post and Beam Barn.

 
Friday August 1, 2003

Saturday August 9, 2003

Click to view a chronology of the construction of the barn. 

You can also view a short slideshow by clicking here. 

Click here to view Director Alden Smith's speech just before the raising of the first bent.

Other pictures of activity are posted here. Please click on a day for pictures of work done.

Final day ceremonies-August 9th

Fifth day of raising-August 8th

Fourth day of raising-August 7th

Third day of raising-August 6th

Second day of raising-August 5th

First day of raising-August 4th

Prior to raising-July 31rst

Prior to raising -July 30th

Faculty Training Part I-August 2002

Faculty Training Part II-August 2002

Barn Blueprints

 

 

 

 

 





In late September, 2002 we assembled the first bent of the barn. 
The ceremony consisted of student speakers, a "blessing" of the
bent, and some encouraging words for the future.