[MassHistPres] Historic Barn, timber frame restorers

[Barbara Lambert]

Hi Carol,

John Rousseau, Portland, Me.    barnguy at maine.rr.com  has barns, timbers, 
flooring, and is a master timberframer.  He discretely added a very 
sensitive timber-frame addition to my 1st period house in Gloucester (see 
www.thomasriggshouse.com , loft, great room photos).  He also moved a large 
barn to Gloucester and converted it to a house for Eric Holdsworth.  It is 
really handsome too.  I highly recommend him.

Barbara Lambert
Gloucester Historic Commission
Thoreau Farm Trust, Concord




----- Original Message ----- 
From: <pwindt at comcast.net>
To: "Carol Kowalski" <CKowalski at concordnet.org>; <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Historic Barn, timber frame restorers


> Hi, Carol.
>
> I'd like to suggest you add Dana Gray to your list. Dana is a craftsman 
> who lives in Littleton. He has done, and is doing, a lot of work for the 
> Old Chelmsford Garrison House museum. His work for us includes repairs on 
> two houses, the rebuilding of a barn that was dismantled and given to the 
> museum, and repairs to our blacksmith shop. Dana has also done work for 
> private homeowners and he disassembled, moved, and reassembled his own 
> home.
>
> Preservation Mass < http://www.preservationmass.org  >, and the Barn Task 
> Force < http://www.preservemassbarns.org >, are good sources of 
> information about historic barns and timber framing.
> Another excellent source of information is the Timber Framer's Guild, < 
> http://www.tfguild.org >.
>
> I hope these suggestions help.
>
> Paul Windt
> Old Chelmsford Garrison House
> Chelmsford, MA
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Carol Kowalski" <CKowalski at concordnet.org>
>> Good morning. Would listserv subscribers please recommend any reputable,
>> knowledgeable, historic barn or timber frame restorers to add to this
>> list?
>>
>> Colonial Restorations
>> Landmark Services
>> Aaron Sturgis
>> George Yonnone
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Carol Kowalski AICP
>> Project Planner
>> Town of Concord
>> 141 Keyes Road
>> Concord, MA 01742
>> (978) 318 - 3293
>>
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