Posted by cdmn on September 22, 2022 at 08:54:03 from (96.33.227.18):
In Reply to: Re: Humble living posted by EX Deere Farmer on September 21, 2022 at 19:38:30:
This is a typical pioneer house from the 1880's. It is being repaired for display. You can imagine the labor involved and the careful fitting of the logs. The size was probably limited by the size of trees available. This one looks like about 800 sq ft. Over the years, additions would have been built up around the original house until you wouldn't know there was a log homesteader's cabin inside it. In this case the original window appears to have been changed to a door connecting to a later added-on bedroom, etc.
In the traditional farms of my childhood, the son and his bride would move into the big house and the mother/father would move into a small shack across the yard, essentially a kitchen/living room and a bedroom. The daughter-in-law would be expected to help out with what was needed.
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