List of 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
Claybaugh Preservation Architecture
Bob Claybaugh, AIA, Claybaugh Preservation Architecture
361 West Government Street
Taylors Falls, MN 55084
651-465-7900
Architect for restoration of Olaf Swensson barn, a National-Register listed property in Chippewa County.
SMSQ Architects
Steve Edwins, AIA, SMSQ Architects
205 South Water Street
Northfield, MN 55057
507- 645-4461
Architect for restoration of barn at Veblen Farmstead National Historic Landmark in Rice County.
Thorbeck Architects
Dewey Thorbeck, FAIA,Thorbeck Architects
1409 Willow Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-871-7979
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).
General Contractors
Barn Repair Specialists
J. Schmidt, Barn Repair Specialists
15204 300th Street
Onamia, MN 56359
Phone/Fax: 320-532-5418 Cell.: 612-940-9983
Second-generation, family-owned company. All aspects of barn restoration (log and timber frame construction). Also other farm buildings including silos and windmills. Historic restoration, remodeling and new construction. Will also dismantle, move and reassemble farm structures.
Will complete projects nationwide.
Work in Minnesota includes restoration of National Register-listed Olaf Swensson Barn in Chippewa County.
Diversified Roofing Company
Bill Anderson, Diversified Roofing Company
23555 Variolite Street N.W.
Elk River, MN 55330
612-490-6501
Barn roofs, general carpentry, new construction, general contracting and subcontracting.
Geographic preference: Minnesota within 100 miles of the Twin Cities; Western Wisconsin.
Faber Building and Supplies
Tony Faber, Faber Building and Supplies
500 Central Avenue South
Watkins, MN 55389
320-764-2225
Straightening, structural repair, siding, roofs, window, doors. Subcontract foundation work.
Prefer projects within a 50-mile radius of Watkins.
J.L Barritt and Sons Construction
P.O. Box 389, 33172 120th Street, Number L
Fulda, MN 56131
507-425-2879
Foundation work, straightening, structural repairs, siding. Will also dismantle, move and reassemble barns.
Operate five crews, complete projects throughout upper Midwest.
Miller Barn Straightening
Rick Bauer and Mark Jorgen, Miller Barn Straightening
14050 71st Street NW
Annandale, MN 56302
Toll free: 1-866-488-1059 or
home: 320-274-3865.
Foundation work, structural repair, siding. Fourth-generation family business.
Neil Miller Roofing
Neil Miller Roofing
N7484 Albany C.
Mondovi, Wisconsin 54755
(715) 672-8526
Quality Amish Craftmanship. Agriculture and residential. Sprayed Polyurethane Foam (SPF) and Metal Roofing. No job too big or too small - call for estimate or questions.
Serving Wisconsin, Eastern Minnesota.
P.R. Johnson Construction
Pete Johnson, P.R. Johnson Construction
P.O. Box 798, St.
Bonifacius, MN 55375
952-474-2227 fax: 952-474-2518
ll 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.
Walker Custom Siding
Walker Custom Siding
Round Lake, MN
507-945-0173
Barn straightening, steel barn roofing and siding
Woodford Brothers, Inc.
Mike Woodford, Woodford Brothers, Inc.
P.O. Box 108
Apulia Station, NY 13020
800-653-2276
Woodford Brothers
Foundation work, straightening, structural repair. Experience with repair/restoration of both historic and non-historic agricultural buildings. Established 1965, operate several crews.
Complete 300 jobs per year in Minnesota, Midwestern, Northeastern states.
Work includes repair of National Register-listed Dammon Round Barn, Goodhue County.
Salvage and Materials
Duluth Timber Company
Duluth Timber Company, Inc
P.O. Box 16717
Duluth, MN 55816
218-727-2145
Duluth Timber Company
Recycled timbers
Structural Engineers
LS Engineers
Gene Dwyer, PE, LS Engineers
200 South Main
Le Sueur, MN 56058
507-665-6255
Structural consultants on several National Register-listed buildings in Minnesota, including Olaf Swensson Barn in Chippewa County.
Timber Framers, Log Builders
Big Wood Timber Frames
Dave Le Page, Mike Niklaus, Big Wood Timber Frames
447 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-298-8776
Cabin and Timber
Cabin and Timber
835 East Pattison Street
Ely, MN 55731
218-365-6609
Cabin and Timber
Fabricate, salvage, sell log and timber frame structures. Established 1996.
Northern Lights Timber Framing
Clark Bremer, Northern Lights Timber Framing
1620 Central Avenue NE #179
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612-791-2736 (fax: 612-677-3765)
Oak Haven
Richard and Monica Jeffries,
Oak Haven
14878 594th Avenue
Mapleton, MN 56065
507-524-4840
Salvaged timbers and complete timber frames.
Rustic Innovations
Curt Richter, Rustic Innovations
PO Box 34
Scandia, MN 55073
Phone: (651) 491-6430
(fax: 651-491-6430)
Rustic Innovations
ANTIQUE TIMBERFRAMES for home/commercial conversions and outbuilding reuse. Design & consulting services are available. Barn analysis, relocation and materials are also available. Why just buy antiques for a home when your home can be an antique?
