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Don and Sandy Cole have transformed an antique Amish horse barn into a comfortable home on Lake Templene, southeast of Centreville.
So old is not necessarily incompatible with new. “The Amish are famous for their barns, and they do things the right way, the old way,” said Charles Evans, the Upperco resident who hired ...
The work on Tim and Tami Satterfield’s Monkton dream home is finally done. It was nearly two years ago that they first spied the old Amish barn on the Gunpowder Falls that would become a home… ...
An Amish worker climbs a ladder against the frame of a century-old barn that he and his colleagues are reassembling near Charlottesville. The barn is originally from near Fort Wayne.
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Stan Sperlak had a vision of what his barn should look like, and he may have found the one construction company that could deliver it.
In his book, “Amish Houses and Barns” (Good Books; $6.95; 158 pp.), Scott notes that “to be sure, most older Amish barns were originally built with traditional forebays, but through the ...
Some armed with hammers, others with nail guns, Amish men swarmed over the wood frame of what will soon be John Esch’s new dairy barn on Monday, July 14th. Esch lost his old barn, at 3470 W ...
In the 1950s, tourists had yet to discover Ohio’s Amish country, and the house and barn built by my great-great grandfather were still recovering from the effects of the Great Depression.
The Amish community comes together for a variety of reasons, but none of them provide such a picture perfect opportunity like an old-fashioned barn raising.
Located in Old Town Spring, Amish Barn’s furniture is constructed from solid hardwoods like cherry, maple, hickory and oak with styles ranging from traditional, country, Shaker, prairie and mission.
Above is an example of an Amish community on the East Coast showcasing a traditional barn raising, like the one that will take place in rural Arthur in October. Our Communities Editor Above is an ...
The Amish community comes together for a variety of reasons, but none of them provide such a picture perfect opportunity like an old-fashioned barn raising.