Barn Restoration & Barns for Sale
Barn Restoration
Gindler Barn Restoration, Collinsville, IL - 2008
The Gindler barn, dating to pre-Civil War years, was repaired and restored at its new site, Willoughby Heritage Farm & Conservation Reserve. A collaborative effort among volunteers, members of the Timber Framers Guild, and Trillium Dell Timberworks, the 36-by-85-foot barn was reassembled during a two-week project in July 2008.
Gindler Barn YouTube Video
Produced by Oakview Road Media, these YouTube videos chronicle the progress and everyday life during the Gindler Barn restoration project.
Dekalb Barn Restoration
Barn Restoration, Dekalb, IL - 2007
Restoration of an 1880s red pine frame barn - Dekalb, IL. During the 1st phase we lifted the entire barn & replaced the sill with a new white oak sill plate. In addition, the original limestone foundation wall was rebuilt, and we replaced first floor interior posts with #1 southern yellow pine. During the 2nd phase we rebuilt and installed the 44’x16’ catslide leanto. New siding, battens, roofing and painting have readied this barn for years of future use and enjoyment.
Barns for Sale
The barns pictured below are a sampling of barns for sale. If interested in one or more of these barns, please contact Tim Narkiewicz at
Availability subject to change without notice.
Barn #1 - Woodhull, IL
Barn #2 - Raymond, IL - 30'x40'
Barn #3 - Hillsdale, IL
Barn #4 - Port Byron, IL - Sold - To be restored as a guesthouse in Colorado
Barn #5 - Hillsdale, IL
Barn #6 - Columbia City, IN - 40' x 60' hewn timbers
Barn #7- Bushnell, IL
Barn #8 - Millington, MI
Barn #9- Ogden, IL - Barn & Crib for sale
Barn #10 - Gilson, IL - 42 x 46 dismantled & ready to ship, lots of walnut in this frame
Barn #11 - Sartell, MN Round Barn
Barn #12 - Erie, IL 40' x 48' with 3' overhang on basement side
Barn #13 - SOLD! To be re-erected as a home in Woodstock, IL
Barn #14 - Hillsdale, IL 58' x 36' pine
Barn #15 - Clymers, IN 72' x 40' mixed hardwoods hewn frame
Barn #16 - Green Valley, IL
1850s House for Sale near Albany, IL
Barns For Sale
Please scroll to the bottom of the page to view a sampling of timber frame barns available for dismantling and re-erection. Many of these frames are available for the cost of taking them. Please contact Tim Narkiewicz at
"The barn is holding up beautifully, the horses love it and neighbors near and far are so pleased with the results. People still stop by to see inside. Over the summer a woman stopped by. She lived here during the Depression. She had been passing the property for many years but had been reluctant to stop. She was sure the barn was being torn down. She said the day she drove by and realized it was being repaired she broke into tears."
~ S.F., Barn Owner, Dekalb, IL
Piatt County Museum's Barn Dismantle
Trillium Dell Timberworks and several talented subcontractors dismantled the historic University of Illinois Beef Barn. Purchased by the Piatt County Museum, this barn will be re-erected to serve as a museum in Monticello, IL. Dismantlers used a specially designed “lifting plate” to remove sections of the floor, constructed with Douglas Fir 2 x 4’s laid on edge and gang nailed together. The floor was removed in manageable sections, which had been cut with a specialty demolition blade. The crew loaded sections of the barn onto semis, and hauled it to storage. The barn will be reassembled using the same method.
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