I like them. but I hadn't known that Indiana was heavily forested at
one time. But no reason it shouldn't have been.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/15/2012 3:44 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:
> Ken,
>
> Indiana once had a lot of log cabins, since the state was heavily forested
> in the 19th century. I have seen some of them covered up in modern siding,
> with newer additions built in more modern frame construction, like you
> described. I suspect that you're right that there are a lot of log cabin
> 'in hiding' that way! Here's an example I found a decade ago outside Fort
> Wayne.
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?prodId=338&category=4
>
> You can't see it in the photo, but the white part of the house is the
> hidden log cabin. There is no siding over the right side of the house,
> under the porch, and it is a 19th century log home! The addition on the
> left side of the house is late 19th or early 20th century woodframe
> construction. There is another addition like it on the back of the house,
> too. The woodframe parts have not held up nearly as well as the log cabin
> part, as you can see from the sagging roof and crooked door on the
> addition!
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?prodId=339&category=4
>
>
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