In 1970 Dean Chambers decided he needed a portable storage building to store his tools and a new lawn mower in. He looked in different areas and even different states to try to find an attractive, well built, sturdy building that could be moved. Unable to find such a building, Mr. Chambers decided to build his own "Dutch" style barn. Before the building was completely finished, someone driving by stopped and asked if he could buy it. Since Mr. Chambers made the building portable and easily moved, Mr. Chambers sold it. Dean Chambers then decided to change the design a little, so he laid the pattern out on the ground and worked with it until he was satisfied with the design. Once again, the next two buildings sold before they were finished. It was 22 years before Mr. Chambers had a portable building of his own. By then he needed a new lawn mower.

In 1992 Dean Chambers decided to go into another business. When his daughter, Judy Wilson found out, she asked to buy the business. Judy had worked at Textron Aerostructures in Nashville and Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, KS, and had management experience and was familiar with the construction business. Judy Wilson, along with John Paulauskas took over the business in 1992. The name was then changed to Country Dutch Barns, and a full line of gazebos, greenhouses, carports, arbors, and bridges were added to the product line. The business became very successful, but in 1998, Judy and John decided to sell the business to Crosslin Supply Co., a major lumber supply business in middle Tennessee. Crosslin Supply Co. keeps all of the same employees that had been with the company for over 25 years. Crosslin Supply Co. has been a great asset to Country Dutch Barns and has enabled our operation to expand even more. We are now building a new facility in which we hope to be moved into by September of 2000. Our new location will be just ¼ mile down the street, at 8040 Horton Hwy. in Triune.

Country Dutch Barns through the years has built a reputation for quality, workmanship, and customer service. We use the very best material and carpenters available. Our buildings are interlocked at all four corners, so they won't spread apart or separate. We double brace them at all four corners and we interlock every single truss on the plate. ¾ CDX is used on the floor system, and the siding is all RBB Fur. We use no pressboard or particleboard in our building anywhere. We paint them with any color with any color shingle. On the gabled barn you can design it any way you want, since it has the high side walls you can put the doors on the long side or short side and put the window in the location of your choice. A lot of people design and use their buildings for lake cabins, guest houses, class rooms, etc.