Log House — South Charleston, Ohio
A standard single pen log house, relocated twice; once, in 1870, to 145 Willow Street, and again, in the 1990s, to its present site.
The book No Place Like Home: A History of Domestic Architecture in Springfield and Clark County, Ohio contains much information about the house:
When first rebuilt in 1870, the original front side was turned to the back, a new door was cut and, beside it, a long, Victorian window was created. . . . A third window had been cut into the remaining blank side. . . . During disassembly, one board with wooden pins was recovered from the original doorway and one board with holes for pins from the original window frame. . . . The fireplace had been eliminated after the 1870 move as most people were cooking on iron kitchen ranges by that time. Traces of interior whitewashing also became apparent during the plaster removal.
Log House — South Charleston, Ohio
A standard single pen log house, relocated twice; once, in 1870, to 145 Willow Street, and again, in the 1990s, to its present site.
The book No Place Like Home: A History of Domestic Architecture in Springfield and Clark County, Ohio contains much information about the house:
When first rebuilt in 1870, the original front side was turned to the back, a new door was cut and, beside it, a long, Victorian window was created. . . . A third window had been cut into the remaining blank side. . . . During disassembly, one board with wooden pins was recovered from the original doorway and one board with holes for pins from the original window frame. . . . The fireplace had been eliminated after the 1870 move as most people were cooking on iron kitchen ranges by that time. Traces of interior whitewashing also became apparent during the plaster removal.