Perched on a historic hill farm in Vermont’s Mad River Valley, Hand Hewn is a home built with deep respect for place, history, and sustainable living.

At its core are two reclaimed timber frames: an English-style barn from the early 1700s in Amsterdam, New York, and a smaller barn from mid-19th-century Sharon, Vermont. The build merges the two barns, each one carefully disassembled, restored, and re-raised into a unified structure. Stone for the chimney and fireplace was gathered on-site and from a nearby quarry in Panton, Vermont. The slate flooring once served as roofing in Waterbury. Interior barn boards and flooring were salvaged from local structures, and cabinetry was crafted from maple and beech felled on the property itself. Powered entirely by two on-site solar arrays, the home runs on clean energy—from geothermal heating to electric vehicle charging with battery backup. Hand Hewn reflects a timeless sensibility, grounded in heritage and built to endure.