 Buildings at Tinn Museum
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Upper Øverland Farm
Upper Øverland Farm was purchased for use as a museum in 1931. In 1865 the farm had one horse, 11 cows, 15 sheep and 7 goats. In comparison with other farms in the municipality at this time, Øverland had a large livestock. Grass, barley, oat and potatoes were cultivated. The main house at Øverland is divided into two floors with decorations on the first floor from the renowned rose painter Thomas Lurås. The second floor is also decorated.
This building dates to before 1650 and therefore is historically protected. The house has not been used as a main house since 1800. It was used as the ‘cook-house’ up until WWII. It is unsure if its furnishings are original to the building or have been collected from other farms.
The building was in poor condition when it was moved to the museum in 1935. Much timber had to be replaced. Today, the building has two rooms. The largest has an open hearth in the middle of the floor. This area served as the main room, bedroom, kitchen and work area. It was common that the floor was made up of hard trampled, dry earth. Windows were not common. Light was available in the house through the ‘ljoren’ (a hole in the roof which allowed smoke to escape) as well as from the fire. The stately bed is from a similar building found on the Mo Farm.
This building has two floors. The building was completed in two stages. The first floor dates to1600 while the upper floor most likely dates to the end of 1700 or the beginning of 1800. The upper floor has not been furnished though there are traces that beds had once stood there. In the first floor, the traditional furnishings have been preserved.
The building has one room without understructure. The form of cross-jointing dates it to before 1350. The original function is uncertain. Walls blackened by soot suggest a room with an open hearth in the middle of the floor. The well equipped door suggests a somewhat less humble function than for example that of a ‘cook-house’ (Norw. eldhus) – perhaps it was a guest room. (Arne Berg: Norske tømmerhus frå mellomalderen. Bd. 3)
The farm where the loft stood was purchased by Norsk Hydro and moved to the museum in 1932. The first floor is approximately 200 years old while the second floor is much older dating before 1650 and therefore is historically protected. Possibly is the case that an old bower was enlarged by placing it on top of a new bower, carpentered with the measures of the old bower. This has been seen in several places, perhaps when the farmer could afford to do this. In this manner, a bower was made into a loft, a building which had greater status.
Farmer Ola purchased a fine bower. Truls Holte was to receive this bower in exchange that Ola received Truls’ widower upon his death. This is the story to how the building received it’s name. Bower is of the smallest types which we have. The building has a separate wooden room with a landing in the front. There may have possibly been a bed attached to the wall to the left of the door. The method in which the building was carpentered and signs of old locks reveal it’s old age dating to before 1650. Barn from the Midtgarden The barn was purchased by the museum for NOK 100 in 1924. It’s furnishings are no longer present. Outdoor Fulling Mill Run by a Water Wheel and Mill Both the mill and the outdoor fulling mill were donated to Tinn museum in 1947. The mill is a stream driven mill to measure grain with. The fulling mill was also driven by water and used to turn the woolen fabric into vadmel. The Smallholder’s Cottage The building came from Mårem and has been called the Silversmith’s cottage.
Lower Dal School This school stood at Tverrgrot and was one of the first school house’s in Tinn, built in 1882. In 1907, the school house had to be moved 200 meters westwards due to the construction of the railroad. The building was torn down in 1962/63 and re-built at the museum grounds in 1968. The Rjukan Loft The loft was donated by Norsk Hydro and most likely stood at Villavegen. It is unknown what type of farm it came from. Bower from Mæland The bower was donated by Rjukan Byanlæg in 1931, and the farm it originated from is what is now the town of Rjukan. The year 1763 is said to be carved into the bower.
Loft from Nigard (Lower) Rollag Donated to the museum by Norsk Hydro in 1932. Beer Cellar This earth cellar belonged to Upper Øverland farm. It has been said that this type of cellar is particular to Tinn and was used to store beer. Stables Sheep and horse stables which belonged to Øverland where the museum is located.
Blacksmith Workshop This blacksmith workshop belonged to Øverland where the museum is located. Outdoor latrine This outdoor latrine belonged to Øverland where the museum is located. Goat Stable The stable comes from the place called Geiteriv under North Geisklid. There is no information available about this place in the census from 1865, though in Tinnsoga it says that this has also been called ‘Salmakarholet’ after an upholsterer who once lived there. It is also said that a thievish blacksmith also lived in Geiteriv. He made a key to the storehouse ‘stabbur’ door in Mårdalen and he was therefore not short of food. It was also said that he stole goats in Tessungdalen and from there on after the place was called ’Geiteriv’.
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