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Timber Frame Octagon at Salisbury Beach
With a long, storied past dating back to 1909, the Salisbury Beach Carousel is an iconic piece of history. We’re thrilled to have had the opportunity to construct a 70' Timber Frame Octagon to host this carousel, with a clear span design, soaring beams, and a timber frame cupola. Step inside the octagon and it takes your breath away. A beautiful, complex tangle of timbers is overhead with evidence of precision design & extensive engineering everywhere you look. The sheer size of the timbers joined together seemingly effortlessly is inspiring and reassuring at the same time. You get the sense that you’re standing in the midst of something special. Read on for a photo tour of this incredible structure.
Carousel Pavilion: Timber Framing a 70' Octagon at Salisbury Beach
A 70' timber frame octagon took shape on the beach in Salisbury, MA by the hands of our talented crew, who had an awesome time putting this frame together. In just 1 week, we had the frame standing and the crew smiling, proud of another exceptional project in the books. This timber frame will be home to a historic carousel on the Salisbury Beach boardwalk.
Custom Carriage Barn: Oxford Academy
This 26' x 60' Carriage Barn with 14' Lean-To makes a spacious recreational hall for Oxford Academy in Westbrook, CT.
Timber Frame Conference Building
Conferences in this building inspire the participants with the intricate, authentic, and interesting timber frame structure. Spanning 24' wide with no center posts, and at 60' long, the structure is large enough to also accommodate a lunch room.
Fenton River Veterinary Hospital
A stunning timber frame reception/waiting area with monitor barn design & hammer beam trusses is just the beginning of the 7,650 sq. ft. Fenton River Veterinary Hospital that we built in Stafford Springs, CT. Check out these photos for the full tour.
Video: Fenton River Trailer - Raising a Timber Frame Veterinary Hospital
From Great Country Timber Frames-It was an epic raising day at the new Fenton River Veterinary Hospital in Stafford, CT. Despite the cold and snowy conditions, our world class timber framing crew assembled and raised these massive douglas fir hammer beam style bents. This new space will be the reception and waiting area for the new Fenton River Veterinary Hospital.
Video: Revolution Hall Trailer - Raising a Timber Frame Restaurant
From Great Country Timber Frames-It's raising day at the Revolution Hall project near Boston, MA. Watch our world class timber framers raise a 4,500 square foot commercial restaurant facility in just 2 days. The timbers are massive. The frame is complex. Parallel chord trusses, key beam posts, glulam rafters. Come along for the ride on this epic timber frame raising!
Video: Building a 70' Clear Span Timber Frame Octagon
The expert timber framers at Great Country Timber Frames built one of the largest clear span timber frame structures in New England: a 70' Timber Frame Octagon for a 50' antique carousel at Sonny's Place in Somers, CT. Host Everett Skinner IV, P.E. tells the story of design, manufacturing, and construction as the massive structure is built on site by the Great Country Timber Frames crew.
New Farmers Market Barn and Pavilion at the Big E
The Barn Yard built the new Eastern States Farmers Market Barn adjacent to the popular Wine Barn at the Big E, and also built a Curved Roof Timber Frame Pavilion between the buildings to house the new Wine Café. The new additions more than double the space for sampling & purchasing New England's finest wines, cheeses, handmade wool items, and farm-to-table products.
Driving Range Lodge
Built at GreatHorse in Hampden, MA, this 4,000 sq. ft. Driving Range Lodge makes a statement on the course.