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Bare Hill Barn

Life, etc. in a two hundred year old barn converted into a modern home.

"my house is me and i am it. my house is where i like to be and it looks like all my dreams."

- d. manus pinkwater

BHB Chronology: The Beginning

The first post
Why live in a barn?
Justifying conversion
What is Bare Hill?
Some personal history

BHB Chronology: The Barn

Our barn, Sydney, ME
Interior shots of the barn
Barn dismantling, Pt. I
Barn dismantling, Pt. II
Packing up the frame
Frame restoration
Frame repair

BHB Chronology: The Design Process

Flickr photo album
Architects hired

BHB Chronology: Construction Highlights

Groundbreaking
Frame complete
Frame raising
SIPs going up
Progress
Siding explained, installed
Explaining "the wing"
Close to move in
Move-in party

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Understanding the Divided City: An Interview with Wendy Pullan, Centre for Urban Conflicts Research - [image: Understanding the Divided City: An Interview with Wendy Pullan, Centre for Urban Conflicts Research] [Beirut Tanks photo by Craig Larkin] In sprin...
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Have Clock, Will Travel - [Image: From *The Hunt For Red October*, via Quora]. There’s a throwaway line in *The Hunt For Red October* where a submarine navigator jokes, “Give me a s...
4 years ago
Dwell Daily Blog

A Glass House on Australia’s Sunshine Coast - [image: jakemagnus queensland] Architect and photographer Jake Magnus captured this shot of the Noosa Valley House in the early morning light. Located in...
7 years ago
Green Building : Jetson Green

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What is Bare Hill Barn?

For a more detailed overview of the project, refer to the BHB Chronology in the left-hand sidebar.

Quick Overview

Why live in a barn?
Some personal history
Pictures of the barn in its original condition and Dismantling the barn
Why does your house look like THAT?
Construction Images & Completed Shots
What makes BHB a "green" home?

Videos

Barn in original location: Sidney, ME
Restoration of the frame
Barn Raising
There goes the neighborhood
Completed frame
Roofers go up
Renovation Nation Screen Test

Key Players in Building BHB

Jasonoah Design
Noble Home
R. B. Haworth & Sons
Early New England Restorations
Liquori's Landscaping

Want to Buy A Barn?

The Barn People
East Coast Barn Builders
Vintage Woods
Shelter Kit, Inc.
Benedict antique Lumber and Stone
Heritage Barns

Learn more about barn houses

Barn House Bibliography
Barnhouse Modern Blog
Historic Barn Conversion Blog
The Barn Journal
Chiat Beach House (Click on "Residential")
Carlisle Barn (This Old House)
Barns Reborn (HGTV)

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