Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁

SPECIA-LIST SPOTLIGHT : Got Concrete Inc. Located near Halton Hills, Ontario Visit their website at www.gotconcreteinc.com Make sure you let them know that OBP sent you so they continue to support us.

Ever wonder why someone would go and build a round barn like this? We did too. Step inside The Round Barn through our virtual tour now available on our website: ontariobarnpreservation.com/virtual-barn...

SPECIA-LIST SPOTLIGHT : Ashlar Stone Masonry Located near Stratford, Ontario Make sure you let them know that OBP sent you so they continue to support us.

“The old adage is, why they built a barn like this, was the devil can't get you in the corner, since there's no corners…” Step inside The Round Barn and discover the story behind its unusual structure on our website: ontariobarnpreservation.com/virtual-barn...

SPECIA-LIST SPOTLIGHT : Timeless Timber Carpentry Located near Hamilton, Ontario Visit their website at timelesstimbercarpentry.com Make sure you let them know that OBP sent you so they continue to support us.

Barn Tour on October 18th!

Hidden down a quiet gravel road in Perth County stands a remarkable round barn. Built in 1895, it has withstood over 130 years of wind, rain, and snow. Uncover the story behind this remarkable structure that has stood the test of time on our website: ontariobarnpreservation.com/virtual-barn...

Victoria Park Avenue, looking northwest to the farm of Arthur Hill, southwest corner of Victoria Park Avenue and Old Finch Avenue. Toronto, Ontario

The Lawrence family in 1895. Namesake of Lawrence Avenue, Toronto. I couldn't find a photo of the original farm and barn. (Laura)

SPECIA-LIST SPOTLIGHT : VELD Architect Located near Sebringville, Ontario Visit their website at www.veldarchitect.com Make sure you let them know that OBP sent you so they continue to support us.

We now have a linktree page. You can find a quick link for the resources Ontario Barn Preservation offers. More to come! thelinktree.com/ontariobarnp...

Roy Berfelz makes a modern replica of his family's barn. Roy’s Toys: Preserving a Perth County childhood ontariobarnpreservation.com/2026/09/15/r...

Markdale, Ontario. 1910. #SaveOntarioBarns

Walker Farms - Walkerville, Ontario. archive.org/details/3678... circa 1909 #SaveOntarioBarns

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www.facebook.com/share/p/1H4z... - Noticed this today in the Facebook feed but I could not get it to post to OBP. So this is a screen capture, not the post itself. The link above should work. #SaveOntarioBarns

Garden party, Ottawa Experimental Farm, 1898. www.ebay.ca/itm/17844913... #SaveOntarioBarns

Every Barn has a Story - www.ruralvoice.ca/every-barn-h... “For my birthday one year, my brother gave me a rusty old hinge,” says Jim, and his brother then added that the hinge came with a barn he had found for him. It was a barn built on the smaller side, within a nearby village. #SaveOntarioBarns

Farmer Tim - farm archaeologist! www.facebook.com/share/r/1Lyz...

...a large wooden gear left inside the structure, likely part of an old mechanical system tied to the barn's original agricultural use, whether for hay handling, grain processing, or some other now-obsolete piece of farm machinery. Quoted from the post - ominous.app/blog/2026-08...

A Conversation about Lightening Rods - with OBP Secretary Claudia Smith and OBP Director Will Samis. Ontario Barn Preservation - www.ontariobarnpreservation.com/2026/08/04/a... #SaveOntarioBarns #RuralHistory

Please take a look at our freshly updated guide to Saving Barns from Ontario Barn Preservation - drive.google.com/file/d/1x5lp... - Review, critique, or best of all - use the guide as a resource for your own old Ontario barn.

Hockey in Canada by the barn. Art by Jerry Markham, (originally from Alberta) Canadian artist selling mainly western themed art online. jerrymarkham.com JRM Sports Art - www.etsy.com/ca/shop/JRMS... #SaveOntarioBarns

Quoted from the postcard back "This centurian log barn is still in use by its present owners. Built by pioneers in this this district as a homestead it has slipped back to its present use as a barn". Goulais Bay, Ontario. - www.ebay.ca/itm/40697223... #SaveOntarioBarns

How to apply to use the Ontario Foodland logo - www.ontario.ca/foodland/pag...

Resources for agriculture businesses and tourism, Ontario Government working with the University of Guelph. www.ontario.ca/page/ontario... If you want to grow and market lavender, or almost anything else, this is a resource for you. (Not just lavender).

Would you know a restored barn if you saw one? Some barns are restorations in disguise. You might not know how much work (and wood) has gone into bringing an old barn back to life. We have a list of barn contractors to help you. #SavingOntarioBarns www.ontariobarnpreservation.com/resources-di...

Did you ever think about a tiny house barndomimium? The second one looks too extravagant for my budget. The first one looks more interesting. But, what would you do with the rest of the barn? (Laura) www.facebook.com/groups/28289...

Property for sale with renovated bank barn and house. It looks funny with those windows added on. I guess they were planning or have been using it for something. youtu.be/fb-C8JHqoz0?... #SaveOntarioBarns Tecumseth, Ontario.

Before and after for an Ottawa area barn renovation. #SaveOntarioBarns youtube.com/shorts/lLzQU...

Barns in Cramahe Township, Ontario - vitacollections.ca/cramahelibra... J.F. Peterson Farm, Colborne, H.P. Gould Farm, Castleton, and the Bawden Farm, Cramahe Township, Ontario. It would be nice to know who the artist was for these. I'd like to find more. #SaveOntarioBarns

Red, green, and white... Painting barns again in 1935, six years after the Great Depression. vitacollections.ca/cramahelibra... #SaveOntarioBarns

Digging for gold, online with old Ontario barns. I found web.archive.org/web/20250322... #SaveOntarioBarns

Tools of the Barn Builders - www.pa-roots.com/southbend/Er...

What was once a barn is now barn wood but ... it can be reassembled if a place is found for it. nostalgicwood.com/available-ba... #SaveOntarioBarns

From 'Old Barns Project' on Facebook - www.facebook.com/groups/16544... #SaveOntarioBarns #OntarioBarnPreservation Westport, Ontario.

Wilder Barn Restoration - Part 2 of 2. - www.ontariobarnpreservation.com/2026/06/01/w... #SaveOntarioBarns #OntarioHistory

Event - Community Conversations: Tea and History - Creemore, Ontario June 21st. www.instagram.com/p/DZCzgZxFrhX/

Wilder Barn Restoration: Part 1 www.ontariobarnpreservation.com/2026/05/04/w... #SaveOntarioBarns

If this really was from somewhere in Toronto in the 1900's -I wish I could have found more than just the photo online. I don't know who the people are or just where the barn was located. #OntarioBarnPreservation #SaveOntarioBarns #CanadianHistory www.bygonely.com/canadians-19...

"My little friend..." Not an Ontario barn but it gave me a laugh. (Laura) www.facebook.com/share/r/1AbH...

Anotherbarnaroundthebend... . Southern Ontario #barn, #farming #farminglife #ruralphotography #countrylife #countryliving #anotherbarnaroundthebend #rurallife #ruralphotography #photoedits #photography #country_features #backroad_visions

Anotherbarnaroundthebend... . Southern Ontario #barn, #farming #farminglife #ruralphotography #countrylife #countryliving #anotherbarnaroundthebend #rurallife #ruralphotography #photoedits #photography #country_features #backroad_visions

Anotherbarnaroundthebend... . Southern Ontario #barn, #farming #farminglife #ruralphotography #countrylife #countryliving #anotherbarnaroundthebend #rurallife #ruralphotography #photoedits #photography #country_features #backroad_visions

Do you have one of these in your barn? Custom made in Collingwood, Ontario. "The old tractor has a wooden cab that a resourceful farmer built for protection from the elements. Built sometime between 1918 and 1927." www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1...

Anotherbarnaroundthebend... . Seeley's Bay, Ontario #barn, #farming #farminglife #ruralphotography #countrylife #countryliving #anotherbarnaroundthebend #rurallife #ruralphotography #photoedits #photography #country_features #backroad_visions

A old barn in need of maintenance, on Butter Road in Ancaster,Ontario Minolta Dynax 60-date, Lucky SHD 400, Ilford ID-11, 1+1 @ 20 deg.C. 11 minutes #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #35mm #believeinfilm #filmphotography #streetphotography #EastCoastKin

Anotherbarnaroundthebend... . Southern Ontario #barn, #farming #farminglife #ruralphotography #countrylife #countryliving #anotherbarnaroundthebend #rurallife #ruralphotography #photoedits #photography #country_features #backroad_visions