A lot of research went into this little frame. The Somerset was designed with a driving focus: a sugar shack for boiling sap, at 14 ft by 16 ft, the smallest footprint we recommend for a sugar house. If you are not sugaring, it makes an equally charming shed or retreat.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 14 ft x 16 ft (224 sq ft)
• Overall height with cupola: 20 ft 8-3/4 in
• First floor ceiling: 9 ft 4 in
• Design: sugar house for fewer than 150 taps; cupola for light and ventilation
• Timber: Eastern White Pine, full dimension
• Made in: Woolwich, Maine by Shelter Institute