Jim Bales Cabin
Jim Bales Cabin, Roaring Fork Scenic Drive, Smoky Mountain NP.
Imagine raising a family in a living space of 20x18 ft.
The cabin is not native to the site. Although this is the Jim Bales homestead and all the other outbuildings are native to that homestead, this cabin was actually relocated from the Sugarlands area and was built by Alex Cole.
The cabin is a single-pen one-story cabin measuring approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m). The walls are built of hewn logs with dovetail notching. Fieldstone and loose rock comprise the cabin's foundation, and the cabin's gabled roof is covered with hand-split shingles. The interior contains a sawn board floor and a loft, and is accessed by a sawn board door. The chimney is built of masonry rubble.
Jim Bales Cabin
Jim Bales Cabin, Roaring Fork Scenic Drive, Smoky Mountain NP.
Imagine raising a family in a living space of 20x18 ft.
The cabin is not native to the site. Although this is the Jim Bales homestead and all the other outbuildings are native to that homestead, this cabin was actually relocated from the Sugarlands area and was built by Alex Cole.
The cabin is a single-pen one-story cabin measuring approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m). The walls are built of hewn logs with dovetail notching. Fieldstone and loose rock comprise the cabin's foundation, and the cabin's gabled roof is covered with hand-split shingles. The interior contains a sawn board floor and a loft, and is accessed by a sawn board door. The chimney is built of masonry rubble.