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Home > Places to Visit > Maine Barns
Maine has a strong history of farming - which means lots of barns. The barns have diminished in number as the agricultural enterprises in Maine have significantly been reduced and time overtakes some of the older barns. Many of these old barns are slowly falling down because of non-use or end of life; however, some have been repaired and / or restored.
Old Barn in Norway, Maine
New England Connected Farm
An architectural design common in the New England region of the United States is the connected farm. This type of farm is characterized by a farm house, kitchen, and barn buildings connected in a rambling fashion that allowed for the carrying out of farm work while sheltered from winter weather. A typical arrangement would be the "big house", "little house", "back house", and "barn". The "big house" would comsist of the living room and bedrooms, the "little house" is the kitchen, the "back house" would store tools, wagons, and farm implements, followed by the "barn".
In the picture above we see the "big house" at left painted mustard gold, the "little house" or kitchen painted red, the "back house" or garage with cedar shingles located between the kitchen and barn, and then to the right is the "barn". Visible at the junction of the "back house" and the "barn" is a three-holer accessable from the inside of the "back house". Pictured below is the same farm viewed from another angle - showing the four distinct structures of the connected farm concept.
From Right to Left - "Big House", "Little House", "Back House" and "Barn"
This type of farm design is described in detail by WikipediA in "Connected Farm". In addition, more info is available in a book by Thomas c. Hubka - Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, University Press of New England, Hanover, NH, 1984. The book is available at Amazon.com.
Internet Resources about Maine Barns
New England Barn by Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_barn
"Barns and Potato Houses", Acadian Culture in Maine, University of Maine at Fort Kent
http://acim.umfk.maine.edu/potato_houses.html
The Barn Journal
www.thebarnjournal.org/resource/index.html
Barn and Cliff Swallows by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/human/lww_information/swallows.html
Old Barns in Maine
Temperance Barn at Narramissic
http://bridgtonhistory.org/Narramissic/Temperance-Barn
Cow Barn at Alfred Shaker Community
www.nps.gov/nr/travel/shaker/alf.htm
Hathaway Barn - by WikipediA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathaway_Barn
Higgins Bar, Bar Harbor, Maine by Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgins_Barn
Page Farm and Home Museum
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
http://umaine.edu/pagefarm/
Maine Barns for Events
Granite Ridge Estate & Barn
Norway, Maine
www.graniteridgeestate.com
Maine Wedding Barn & Event Center at Farview Farm
Minot, Maine
http://mymaineweddingbarn.com
The Barn at Flanagan Farm
Buxton, Maine
www.barnatflanaganfarm.com
The Barn on Walnut Hill
North Yarmouth, Maine
www.thebarnonwalnuthill.com
The William Allen Farm
Pownal, Maine
http://williamallenfarm.com
Books about Maine Barns
Perkins, Don, The Barns of Maine: Our History, Our Stories, The History Press, Charleston, SC, 2012. The book is available at Amazon.com.
Videos on Maine Barns
1830s Temperance Barn, Bridgton. A 6 mins video about a barn being restored. Shows an example of an "English Tying Joint".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rpp6Avy608
Papers and Publications about Barn Repair & Restoration
Williams, Sarah Elizabeth, An Adaptive Reuse and Restoration of a Maine Barn, University of Maine, 2012.
http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1088&context=honors
Pavia, Audrey, Preserving and Restoring Historic Barns, Hobby Farms.com.
www.hobbyfarms.com/home-and-barn/barn-preservation-programs.aspx
Organizations for Preservation of Maine Heritage
Maine Preservation. A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the architectural heritage of Maine.
http://mainepreservation.org
Maine Historic Preservation Commission
www.state.me.us/mhpc/architectural_survey/survey_forms.html
National Organizations for Barn Preservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation - Barn Preservation
www.preservationnation.org/information-center/saving-a-place/rural-heritage/Barns/
Preservation Trades Network
http://ptn.org
National Barn Alliance
http://barnalliance.org
Timber Framers Guild
www.tfguild.org
Maine Firms that Repair or Restore Barns
Listing of Barn Wrights and Restorers by Maine Preservation
http://mainepreservation.com/old/Resources/Preservation_Professionals.shtml#barn
Barn Boys Jacking Company
Bridgton, Maine 04009
(207) 647-8556
Barn Wright, Inc.
Harrison, Maine 04040
(207) 583-4289
JF Heaney Co. Barn Restorations
Midcoast Maine
www.jfheaneybarnrestorations.com
Les Fossel's Restoration Resources
Alna, Maine
www.oldhouserestoration.com
North Atlantic Timberframe
Cornish, Maine
http://northatlantictimberframe.com/
Preservation Timber Farming - Barn Repair & Restoration
Berwick, Maine
www.preservationtimberframing.com/barns/
The Heritage Company
Waterboro, Maine
www.heritagecompanyllc.com
Barn Preservation, Repair and Restoration
"Taking Care of Your Old Barn". Ten tips for preserving and reusing Vermont's Historic Agricultural Buildings. University of Vermont.
www.uvm.edu/~vhnet/hpres/publ/barnb/bbtit.html
"Recommendations for Appropriate Repairs to Historic Barns and Other Agricultural Buidlings", By Richard Lazaras, New York State Barn Coalition, posted on The Barn Journal.
www.thebarnjournal.org/resource/technical3.html
Preservation of Historic Barns
www.oldhouseweb.com/architecture-and-design/the-preservation-of-historic-barns.shtml
Tax Credits for Barn Preservation. Description of a federal income tax program.
www.nps.gov/tps/tax-incentives.htm
Driving out Wooden Pegs. By Rudy R. Christian, The Barn Journal.
www.thebarnjournal.org/resource/technical1.html
"Preserving and Restoring Historic Barns", by Audrey Pavia, Hobby Farms.com.
www.hobbyfarms.com/home-and-barn/barn-preservation-programs.aspx
Barn Builders in Maine
Connolly & Co.
Edgecomb, Maine
www.connollytimberframes.com
Houses & Barns by John Libby
Freeport, Maine
www.housesandbarns.com
Maine Barn Company
10 Atlantic Hwy., Route 1, Edgecomb, Maine 04556
207-882-9945
www.mainebarncompany.com
Maine Mountain Post & Beam
417 Portland Street, Fryeburg, Maine 04037
207-935-7234
www.mainemtpostbeam.com
Rockport Post & Beam
Rockport, Maine
http://rockportpostandbeam.com
News Articles, Documents, and Publications about Barns in Maine
January 1, 2016."Basketball was once a rite of passage in Maine barns, potato houses", Bangor Daily News.
December 9, 2012."Barn praising". Portland Press Herald. By Tom Atwell. Story about the author of The Barns of Maine: Our History, Our Stories".
March 28, 2005. "Saving Maine's rural heritage, one barn at a time", Boston.com. Bills would fund restoration grants.
June 17, 2002."Snowe presses for historic barn preservation funding". Bangor Daily News.
Painting at top of web page by Ruth Carlson Friberg of Oxford, Maine.
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