Barn Repair/Restoration Contractors
This list identifies contractors, architects and engineers who have expressed an interest in undertaking barn repair/restoration work in Minnesota.
This list is provided for information purposes only. Inclusion on the list does not constitute an official endorsement of qualifications or past performance. Friends of Minnesota Barns will not recommend specific contractors. We recommend that anyone hiring a contractor obtain multiple bids and check references before initiating a contractual agreement.
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Architects
Thorbeck Architects
Dewey Thorbeck, FAIA,Thorbeck Architects
1409 Willow Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403
651-756-7073
Email Dewey Thorbeck
Architect for restoration of historic barns at Anderson Estate, Goodhue County, Minnesota (a National-Register listed property) and at Milton Hershey School, Hershey, Pennsylvania (1860s). He is currently working on two projects that are on the national register, the Andrew Peterson farmstead near Waconia and the Thorstein Veblen National Historic Landmark homestead near Nerstrand, MN
General Contractors
Artisan Restoration
Mark D. Johnson
1101 Terrasol Lane
Kasota, Mn 56050
507-469-0474
email
website www.artisanrestorationmn.com
After restoring a timber frame barn into my own home in 1976 I have been involved with nearly every aspect of barn and log cabin restoration from foundation repair to converting barns intowedding venues and homes. We also buy barns to provide completely restored barn and log cabin packages for those who appreciate the craftsmanship in these structures and wish to preserve a piece of history for themselves. Professional restoration assessments, conversion planning and free DIY advice.
Antique Woodworks
Kevin Coffel
810 East Main Street
Gaylord, MN 55334
888-350-4790
Antique Woodworks Website
While we'd love to save and preserve every barn and granary out there, we understand it is not always practical for any number of reasons. We can create great heirloom tables, mantels, and other furniture from your family's old building. Beautifully designed and hand crafted to your tastes and needs.
BARN DOCTORS, INC.
1920 Murray Ave
Slayton, MN 56172
507-836-8353
email: mbarritt@frontiernet.net
Barn Repair Specialists
Barn Restoration Specialist Corp.
Jay Schmidt
15204 300th St
Onamia, Mn. 56359
Phone 320 360 6854
Second Generation Barn Restoration Company. All aspects of Barn Restoration and Barn Conversions. Specializing in Barn Straightening and Barn Conversions.
Consultation Services. We work Nationwide.
Barn Projects Completed:
Bloom Lake Wedding Barn - Shafer, Mn.
Abella Wedding Barn - Chisago Lakes, Mn.
National Landmarks - The Andrew Volstead House - Granite Falls, Mn.
National Historic Register Barns:
Olaf Swensson Barn - Montevideo, Mn. (Was awarded a State Preservation award for this project)
Creamers Fields Dairy Barn. - Fairbanks, Alaska
Hofmann Apiaries- Janesville, Mn
Structural work completed:
Muskego Church - Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Mn.
Moody Barn - Chisago Lakes, Mn
Wineries:
Parly Lake Winery - Waconia, Mn.
Have completed many other barn projects for working farms, non -working farms, generation owned barns and for just good old barn lovers.
Barsness/Coyour Construction
Bill Barsness
1926 3rd Ave
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-327-0463
Email: bbarsness@live.com
We are a general contracting outfit. We specialize in Roofing, Concrete, and Carpentry work.
R.G. Johnson Construction
Contact: Ryan Miller
9757 45th St. North
Lake Elmo, MN 55042
651.210.2620
email: barnfix@msn.com
All modalities of timber frame barn and farm house/outbuilding repair and restoration: foundation work, structural repair, metal roofing and siding.
Five state area. Established in 1926.
Restoration work includes structural repair of barn at Veblen Farmstead National Historic Landmark in Rice County.
Salvage and Materials
Structural Engineers
Timber Framers, Log Builders
Oak Haven
Richard and Monica Jeffries,
Oak Haven 14878 594th Avenue
Mapleton, MN 56065
507-524-4840
Salvaged timbers and complete timber frames.
Gerald F. David Woodworking
Gerald David
Telephone: 218-204-0556
email: Gerald@gfdwoodworking.com
GFD Wood Working is a restoration company that helps dedicated individuals preserve & enhance their homes.
With a professional background steeped in tradition Gerald has developed a keen sense and eye for the character of a building and its place.
Having lived in many countries and worked in many cultures Gerald has both the experience and sensitivity that can reinvigorate any building and bring it back to past glory and make it work for modern needs.
Preserving & adapting the built environment and making it viable in a changing world spells conservation on many levels: historically, environmentally and socially. By keeping and adapting our buildings we honor the generations that have made an effort before us and set an example for those to come.
Gerald believes that an inseparable part of working in the trades is the responsibility to educate the next generation. GFD Wood Working is committed to passing on knowledge both ‘on the job’ and in formalized courses.