About Us
Harvest Moon Timber Frame is a small, family-owned company based in beautiful New England. We design and build timber frame barn kits for folks all across the United States, having proudly served 42 states (and counting!).
Every project we create is crafted with care, character, and a deep respect for the tradition of timber framing. We source all our wood right here in the USA with some of the finest materials around: Hemlock timbers and Eastern White Pine from the forests of Maine and New Hampshire, plus Douglas Fir from the Pacific Northwest. Many of these timbers have been out of the woods for only a few weeks before arriving at our shop! They’re fresh, strong, and ready to become your one-of-a-kind timber frame structure.
What makes it all so rewarding is the pure joy that our customers experience during the process, from first sketch to final beam installation.
And we can’t wait to bring that same joy to your project. You will love what we can do for you!
Our Story
We Love What We Do
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Our Promise
We guarantee an experience as unique and beautiful as the harvest moon itself.
For many of our clients, the dream of owning a barn or barn home has been years – even a lifetime – in the making. Ideas and inspirations often live in the imagination long before they make it to paper.
At Harvest Moon Timber Frame, our role is to bring those dreams to life – capturing every feature and detail you’ve envisioned and shaping them into a structure that feels both timeless and deeply personal.
We love what we do, and nothing compares to the joy of seeing our clients’ happiness reflected in their smiles and kind words. And of course, we’ll admit – working with big, beautiful timbers every day is a joy of its own.
We look forward to helping bring your dream barn to life!
Here for you
Meet the Harvest Moon Team
We’re all genuinely passionate about timber frame barns, being outdoors, and the simple, good things in life. For us, custom timber framing isn’t just a job—it’s a way of living, and we love sharing that with every project we build.
Jim Davenport Jr.
President & Founder
Jim went to college in Durango, Colorado, and fell in love with the West. Jim has four wonderful children.
Jim’s dad loves to say, “All those years that Jimmy spent in the wood shop have paid off.” He works very hard and truly enjoys what he does.
We have heard Jim say that the relationship that Harvest Moon has with its customers is what he values the most from his company. Having very satisfied customers long after the sale is what it’s all about.
National Building Network:
We have enlisted the help from many contractors around America, and without fail, these people love to build timber frame structures. Oftentimes, Harvest Moon Timber Frame was the first timber frame construction project that they have ever done. They are never the same again. They have so much fun while they do the raising, that they want to do them again and again.
Peter Davenport
Peter creates the plans and directs the creation of each timber used in our timber frame barn kits. For over two decades, Peter has ensured that we provide our customers with precisely what they ordered. Peter has a keen eye for detail and applies this skill to every aspect of the project and to our thorough quality control process. When our kits are shipped, he confirms that everything required is included to facilitate an efficient and uninterrupted barn-raising process.
Chase Davenport
Sales Director
Chase, a second-generation Harvest Moon Timber Frame team member, spent his childhood accompanying his father to various construction sites and learning the trades associated with timber frame barn construction. He even helped build his family’s first barn at eight years old. His passion for the process and the family business has driven Chase’s success in this industry for the past 15 years.
Chase’s favorite aspect of the job is meeting new people and guiding them through the design and construction process of their ideal barn. He received his degree in Business Administration from Eckerd College and enjoys spending time with his girlfriend and caring for Timber the Dog.
Julian Bender
Shop Foreman
Julian contributes 14 years of experience in master cutting of rough timbers to Harvest Moon Timber Frame. His precision in crafting intricate joinery, particularly shelved mortise joints, is exceptional. Harvest Moon Timber Frame ensures that your dream barn project is hand cut by one of the industry’s finest.
Julian makes numerous subtle adjustments during the cutting of a frame to guarantee that each member fits perfectly with its mate. The final results of these adjustments are timber frames that are beautifully accurate, level, and tightly jointed.
Julian makes certain that all aspects of the project remain on schedule to satisfy our customers’ timelines. Accuracy, safety, and a positive attitude are Julian’s defining characteristics.
Timber, the Dog
Security
Timber’s introduction to the business began early in life; his father, Chase, acquired him from a client during a timber frame construction project. As a puppy, Timber was always an observer of the construction site, eager to venture out and interact with the “big sticks.”
Currently, he takes pleasure in patrolling the yard and ensuring the security of each kit. Hemlock wood is among his preferred surfaces for relaxation.
Peg, the Owl
Customer Service
I was an unemployed barn owl when Jim found me on a farm years ago. Now, I live with my husband, Mortise, and our son, Barny, in the loft of the workshop here in Morris, Connecticut.
Today, I’m in charge of making every Harvest Moon Timber Frame customer happy, and I take this responsibility very seriously. My hope is that if I do my job well and you’re thrilled with our product and service, you will choose to support a cause that is close to my heart: adopting a barn owl through the World Wildlife Federation.
At Harvest Moon Timber Frame, for each purchase of a barn or home, we make a donation in our client’s name to a meaningful charity. You can find the list of great causes we support on our Philanthropy page, but my favorite (no surprise) is the Barn Owl Adoption with World Wildlife Federation. It was my idea, after all.
Your Dream Barn Starts Here!
Every barn kit we craft is the start of something bigger—family memories, thriving farms, bustling workshops, or joyful venues. Whatever you’re dreaming of, we’ll help you create it, one timber at a time.