Barn Forensics: Examining Clues on the History of the Shepherd Barn
Jack Sobon
Diagram of an early 19th-century English Barn
Join timber framer, architect, and barn historian Jack Sobon for a special one-hour “tour” of the 1805 Shepherd Barn. Jack will point out the clues that reveal the structure’s previous “lives” and uses.
As a special bonus, Jack will give a show-and-tell of some barn tools and artifacts from his collection.
In 2020-2021, Sobon examined the construction and carpentry of the Shepherd barn focusing on evidence of its original purpose and use and how it had been modified over 115 years.