Bay & Bent

Bay & Bent Bay & Bent specializes in the meticulous disassembly and re-erection of historic barn frames.

Our centuries-old frames, crafted from old-growth timber with traditional mortise and tenon joinery, are perfect for creating one-of-a-kind homes & event spaces

Good wood doesn't move itself, and good work doesn't happen alone. We partner with Antique Building Solutions because th...
05/29/2026

Good wood doesn't move itself, and good work doesn't happen alone. We partner with Antique Building Solutions because they care about this stuff as much as we do. Same standards, same grit, same respect for what these old barns are worth.

Before the machines took over, it was just a man, a board, and a long day's work. Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills, ca. 1922...
05/28/2026

Before the machines took over, it was just a man, a board, and a long day's work. Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills, ca. 1922. The hands that built America didn't ask for much, just steady work and fair pay.

Hat on, head down, timber in hand. Just another morning doing what we love.
05/27/2026

Hat on, head down, timber in hand. Just another morning doing what we love.

Another day, another barn that ain't gonna move itself. Coffee's cold, mud's deep, and we wouldn't have it any other way...
05/26/2026

Another day, another barn that ain't gonna move itself. Coffee's cold, mud's deep, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

That 36x48 ft center span is completely clear, no posts breaking up the middle, just open floor and a 32 ft ridge overhe...
05/25/2026

That 36x48 ft center span is completely clear, no posts breaking up the middle, just open floor and a 32 ft ridge overhead. For a venue, that's a dance floor. For a home, that's a great room people will talk about for years.

Square Dance is a 1800s Indiana barn, 36x80 ft of hand-hewn mixed wood with lofts on both ends and wind braces that look as good as they work. Still standing, tours available.

See it at Bay & Bent → bayandbent.com/barn/square-dance

Those sweeping wind braces aren't just structural,they're the whole personality of this frame. The Stonehouse Stable is ...
05/22/2026

Those sweeping wind braces aren't just structural,they're the whole personality of this frame. The Stonehouse Stable is 54x74 ft of 1900s mixed hardwood and softwood, and the combination gives it markings you won't find in a single-species barn.

4,000 sq ft, 30 ft ridge, and a history rooted in a Pennsylvania family that knew exactly what they had. Now it's yours to figure out what comes next.

See it at Bay & Bent → bayandbent.com/barn/the-stonehouse-stable

The Foot Hills of Vermont is a 50x120 ft early 1880s fir barn out of Cabot, Vermont, cared for by the same family for 23...
05/21/2026

The Foot Hills of Vermont is a 50x120 ft early 1880s fir barn out of Cabot, Vermont, cared for by the same family for 23 years before landing here. Eleven bents, 20 ft plate height, and enough room to build something that makes people stop and stare.

See it at Bay & Bent → bayandbent.com/barn/foot-hills-of-vermont

4,000 sq ft. 30 ft ridge. Airy rafters that let the light pour in from every angle. Autumn Ridge is one of the biggest, ...
05/20/2026

4,000 sq ft. 30 ft ridge. Airy rafters that let the light pour in from every angle. Autumn Ridge is one of the biggest, most open frames we've seen, and the photo doesn't lie.

50x80 ft of early 1900s mixed hardwood in Pennsylvania, with six bents and enough space to think big. Home, venue, or something nobody's thought of yet.

See it at Bay & Bent → bayandbent.com/barn/autumn-ridge

That 28 ft ridge has been holding its own since the early 1800s in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, one of the oldest boroughs i...
05/19/2026

That 28 ft ridge has been holding its own since the early 1800s in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, one of the oldest boroughs in the state.

Winding Creek Barn is 40x67 ft of hand-hewn pine with five bents, great joinery, and 2,680 sq ft just waiting to become something. Home, event space, loft,the frame is ready to have the conversation.

See it at Bay & Bent → bayandbent.com/barn/winding-creek-barn

Two stories. Seven bents. 40x80 ft of 1800s hand-hewn mixed hardwood, mortise and tenon from top to bottom. Saddleback S...
05/18/2026

Two stories. Seven bents. 40x80 ft of 1800s hand-hewn mixed hardwood, mortise and tenon from top to bottom. Saddleback Shelter is the kind of frame that stops people mid-scroll, and mid-sentence.

At 3,200 sq ft across two full floors, this one is built for something big. Home, event venue, commercial restoration, the bones are ready when you are.

See it at Bay & Bent → bayandbent.com/barn/saddleback-shelter

This one stood over a century in Salem, Ohio, a town built on pottery, clock-making, and farming. The frame knew all of ...
05/15/2026

This one stood over a century in Salem, Ohio, a town built on pottery, clock-making, and farming. The frame knew all of it.

Settlers Ridge is 30x60 ft of hand-hewn mixed hardwood with a 24 ft ridge and flexible sizing, run it as a saltbox, split the main frame, or add a basement below. Few frames give you this many options and still look this good.

See it at Bay & Bent → bayandbent.com/barn/settlers-ridge

Address

3149 Nittany Valley Drive
Howard, PA
16841

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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