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Coming Soon - 1760s Log Home!

By Brian Schulman

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Lancaster PA RS134746A

July 27, 2007 09:59 AM

Back in May I posted a blog about an historic log house in Lancaster that was about to be restored by my client. I'm pleased to be able to report to you that the work is proceeding well, and that it won't be too long before the home will be available for purchase!

Historic Log House

The house has a large addition in the rear with three bedrooms and a modern kitchen, The logs have been restained, water sealed and freshly mortared.

Historic Log House

There is a private fenced yard in the rear. For updated imformation about the status and availability of this historic home, please feel free to call me at (717) 951-5552.

Log house backyard

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Jo-Anne Smith

Oakville, ON

Brian, I'm amazed that this log house was built in the 1760s and is still on it's original lot and still standing ! Imagine the changes that property has seen take place on the street over the years. Thanks for the update and I'm glad to see the owner took on this project and saw it through.

Our Chamber of Commerce here in Belleville is housed in an original old log house (one of the first houses in Belleville). I find it all so fascinating that these log structures have stood the test of time.

Jul 27, 2007 11:42 AM

Brian Schulman

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Lancaster PA - Lancaster, PA

Lancaster County PA RealEstate Expert 717-951-5552

Jo, chestnut logs are surprisingly resistant to rot. They're very dense. With care they can last centuries.

Jul 27, 2007 02:17 PM

Brian, I hadn't even thought of chestnut logs. They must be more resistant to the elements than the cedar and pine that was used here in Ontario.

I wonder if this was a common use of chestnut in the 1700's and 1800's? This may have contributed to the reduction of their numbers. I've read that a blight almost wiped out the American Chestnut beginning in 1904 and it is now endangered.

This is one of my favourite historical photos 'The Chestnut Man' . I would like to go back to the 1600s/1700s and walk amongst these old giants. My version of heaven ....

Jul 28, 2007 12:09 AM

Jo, chestnut was in common use in Pennsylvania during the 18th & early 19th centuries for log homes. I restored one myself in Marietta in the 1980s. I found a salvaged chestnut log fireplace mantle and pieced sections in where the original logs were eaten away.

In the later 19th century chestnut was often used inside for banisters, paneling, and trim. You're right, they were almost all wiped out by a blight at the beginning of the 20th century.

That's an interesting photo. We don't see trees of any kind that large very often any more.

Jul 28, 2007 06:07 AM

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