Buchanan Log House

Buchanan Log House is a living exhibit if you know what to look for...

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1. Giant rare (now extinct) American Chestnut logs

2. Architectural evolution (modernization over time)

3. Hand-wrought iron nails (look for square nail heads)

4. Hand-quarried limestone foundation blocks

5. Chinking and daubing (pale filling between logs)

6. Round pegs at log joints instead of nails

7. Beautiful 4" wide hardwood window casings

8. Imagine 2 parents and 8 children in the original 2 rooms (on the first floor)

9. Low door knobs (for shorter people)

10. Hand-carved emblem in upstairs fireplace stone

 

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For a helpful explanation of frontier

building techniques and terms - click here

 

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