Most people don’t get worked up over man-made structures designed to house tractors, lawn mowers and other tools. But the 26-by-44-foot stick-frame shed that Groftdale Barns’ Moses Riehl built left ...
Construction is not an unusual sight along the Texas Gulf Coast these days, but this week on Bolivar Peninsula, residents have been seeing something a little different at one site. Bearded men in ...
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. Sperlak, 51, of Goshen, had heard about Amish ...
When it comes to demonstrating American craftsmanship, nothing says it better than an Amish barn-raising. After nine weeks of old-school construction aided by modern power saws and drills, a crew of ...
BEAUMONT, Texas — Construction is not an unusual sight along the Texas Gulf Coast these days, but recently on Bolivar Peninsula, residents were seeing something a little different at one site. Bearded ...
Several Amish building companies from Pennsylvania have quietly brought their barn-raising skills to Maryland, where homeowners are discovering the charm that timber-frame additions can bring to a ...
An Amish barn-raising, where an entire community comes together to build a neighbor's barn without the use of modern tools, is one of the most enduring traditions of America. Has it ever occurred to ...
The Amish have long been famous for barn raisings. Now, they're becoming known for building houses for the non-Amish, often using ancient construction techniques. About 600 Amish contractors or ...
MARSHALL, Mich. — Members of the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance announced Thursday, they are working with the Amish community in Albion and with the Calhoun County Fairgrounds, to ...
Colerain Township supervisors have no help to offer Samuel K. Stoltzfus, who has been ordered to remove his new barn because it is too close to the road. Stoltzfus came to the April 6 township meeting ...
The owners of the Amish Barn say the store’s handcrafted solid wood furniture, built by the Amish, are heirlooms of today for people to hand down tomorrow. Located in Old Town Spring, Amish Barn’s ...