The Deacon Job Lane House is an early 16th century saltbox that was rescued
from demolition by a dedicated group of Bedford, MA residents called The Friends of the Job Lane House.
Deacon Job Lane was the grandson of Job Lane, one of the first
joiner/carpenter/timber framer to immigrate to New England.
Job Lane had many
apprentices and built houses and other buildings in Massachusetts and
Connecticut. He probably built the frame for his grandson’s saltbox house and
barn.
There is no evidence of a barn on the house site, but since the house was on a farm of thousands of acres, there is no doubt that a barn existed at one
time.When the Friends of the Job Lane House decided to build a barn next to the house, they asked Tom Musco to research, cut and supervise the raising of a new 16th century barn.
Tom based his design for the Job Lane barn on the framing of the Job Lane
House and on a few existing salt marsh barns on the north shore of
Massachusetts.Tom cut a reduced-sized version of what was most likely the Job
Lane barn. The main barn is a 20 x 30 ft three bay barn with a 12 x 30 ft shed
attached to one side.
In July 1993 the Friends and hundreds of townspeople helped raise the barn in one day. Following the barn raising volunteers and professional contractors
completed the barn.
Westmoor Park Barn