Ontario Barn Preservation

A non-profit group, preserving Ontario’s rural history one barn at a time! #SaveOntarioBarns

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Discover stories, insights, and technical know-how from barn owners, preservationists, and OBP experts dedicated to keeping Ontario’s barns standing tall.

All things Ontario Barns

Barn Evolution

Ontario’s barns are physical records of the province’s agricultural journey. In the early 1800s, settlers constructed simple log barns that reflected European building traditions and made use of...

Rising Leviathans:

How Barn Poetry Can Uncover Canadian History By Mikayla Barney, OBP Member and Volunteer Repurposing can come in many forms. The literary legacy of a structure can be just as important as the real...