RE: The Log Cabin | Original Homestead Building
Our house is originally a two story log cabin! It was moved to our property in 1864 from another location. I can't imagine the work involved in MOVING a log cabin, especially in the times of having to do it all by horses! The house was added onto in the late 1800s and again the early 1900s. It was sided to look like a salt box style house and from the outside you'd never know the original structure was log. When we bought the house it was in REALLY rough shape, so we had to demo most of the interior. We brought it down to the original logs and it was SO beautiful to see the original hand cut logs. Our fireplace (which we use with a wood stove and a liner up the chimney for safety) is the original field stone fireplace that utilizes field stone from our property from 150+ years ago! We love the history of this place! ;)
WOW, what an amazing opportunity. I certainly wouldn't want to move a house, even if I could take it apart and use horses. yikes.
I bet it was a lot of work getting it into great shape, but must have been remarkable when the logs came into view. I can imagine how nice that would be.
I really appreciated hearing about this, what a fascinating story. Thanks for sharing.
Renovating was a HUGE undertaking. Add homesteading to the mix and we were certainly in over our heads. Lol. Glad it's mostly done with just some finishing work here and there. I don't think I'd want to relive that experience. Ha ha ha ha!
wow!! i can hear that an imagine it was!! woah <3 hahah but now it's done ;) way to go... i can relate. the first two years here have been veeeery difficult -- and i wouldn't want to relive them either haha!!