Timber Frame Conversion - Fortson, GA

I wanted to share this fascinating transformation with you.  Please excuse my amateur "movie" making abilities :)

The purpose of this clip is to show the before and after of this 1830's timber frame that was re-erected in Georgia.  It is now a gorgeous lake home!

Raising a legend - Part 2 "He had a dream"

Now that Steve had decided to acquire John Frey’s old barn, He wanted to find the perfect home for her.  There had been many inquiries, but until late June of this year, none of them seemed “just right”.

8 words in the subject line of an e-mail and a dream scratched out on a piece of notebook paper was all it took to finally find a new home.

Raising a legend, the first in a series...

The year is 1871, Mrs. O'leary's cow is busy kicking lanterns, Aaron Montgomery Ward is preparing to launch his Mail-order business, and the first practical telephone had yet to be introduced.

Meanwhile, in Chambersburg, PA, Farmer John Frey is constructing a barn to accommodate his growing farm.  It was the onset of the Gilded Age.  With the recent completion of the transcontinental railroad, many Americans were enjoying a period of great economic growth, especially the farmers.