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Houses & Barns by John Libby  Publications

We have received media coverage from some of Maine’s most well-known publications for their custom timber frame home and barn design, including Maine Home & Design, Down East Magazine and Maine Boats Homes & Harbors. Please click on the title of the periodical to view the online representation of the article or for information on obtaining the full article….

Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors ; New England Barn Style Cottage
January, 2013

Maine Boats Homes & Harbor's Winter issue describes the inspiring story of how our "Maquoit" Signature Series frame became a labor of love to transform a simple 24' x 28' timber frame into a lovely vacation cottage in Freeport, Maine. 

Down East Magazine's Best of Maine 2012
July, 2012

 

July 2012 Best of Maine 

We were thrilled to learn that Down East Magazine readers voted us second best builder in their 2012 Best of Maine reader's poll in their July issue.  A great honor for us!  

 

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Timber Framing Journal
June, 2011

Island Beauty

An article that was recently published in the June 2011 issue of Timber Framing Journal on a project that we built on North Haven Island.

Maine Boats Homes & Harbors
May, 2009

Simple Cottage, Simple Pleasures

A home that makes its owners and guests comfortable and happy – precisely what most people want when they escape to the coast of Maine…Just as serendipity led to the future vacation home’s...

Maine Home + Design
July, 2008

 A Barn on the Hill

After Shaw mentioned the decision to a friend, the name John Libby came up immediately. Libby, of the eponymous Houses & Barns by John Libby is renowned for his massive and meticulous timber frame...

Maine Home and Design
October, 2007

Garages: Form + Function

Maine Home and Design October 2007

Since 1971, John Libby of Houses & Barns by John Libby in Freeport has been both dismantling and revitalizing classic barns, and building new...

Maine Boats Homes & Harbors
March, 2007

EcoFriendly Timber-Frame House

The Bucks wanted an intensely private home for themselves and their two nearly grown children, as well as a meeting place for large groups. The notions of recycling and alternative energy permeated plans from...

Down East Magazine
May, 2003

Balance and Proportion

When builder John Libby’s crew had packed up and departed the site of the newly-completed Henshaw house in Brunswick, Weld and Molly Henshaw were sort of sad. They loved their home, with...

"We are building your dream home. The finished product should be a direct reflection of your lifestyle, personality and good taste, not the preferences of the builder."

-John A. Libby