Shoe in the wall- how about a log cabin in the wall?

[Kev Williams]

The shoe in the wall thread reminded me of this story of a house in Farr West Utah being built around a log cabin... http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=20163924

And while searching for this story, I found another one, this one in Flower Mound Texas... http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/186...321927942.html

ironically, both cabins are dated to the 1860's...

Wonder how many more are out there?

[Roger Nair]

Log buildings that have siding, less common brick veneer and on the interior plaster on wood lathe hung on furring strips are very common both in old towns and farmhouses in eastern WestVirginia, central Maryland and central Pennsylvania, from personal observation. Log buildings were not considered finished as long as logs were visible. The construction style was to get shelter up fast, chink with earthen mortar, let the building season and shrink and then finish after some years.

[Jim Becker]

While I can't cite the specifics, I've heard of folks discovering log cabin structures during remodeling projects. There are a couple of homes nearby that clearly have log cabins as part of their structure. I don't know if that was always visible or because they found it under cladding and chose to expose, as it were...

Roger's comments make sense. There are a lot of stone buildings here, including the circa 1750's portion of our home. Nearly all of them were originally plastered/stuccoed over, but in modern times, that plaster/stucco was removed and exposed to create what folks envisioned as a "stone home" look. There are many still clad with the stone hidden.

[Michael Weber]

As a young couple an Aunt and Uncle who worked for a railroad were transferred to Coffeeville Kansas. They purchased land and had the railroad place a box car on the property. They live in the car as is for a while then began adding to it. This would have been in the 1930's or so. Eventually the structure looked like a regular house but the rr car is still there as the bedroom they went to when a tornado threatened. Often wondered what some unsuspecting home owner is going to think when they try to remodel.

[Jim Becker]

As a young couple an Aunt and Uncle who worked for a railroad were transferred to Coffeeville Kansas. They purchased land and had the railroad place a box car on the property. They live in the car as is for a while then began adding to it. This would have been in the 1930's or so. Eventually the structure looked like a regular house but the rr car is still there as the bedroom they went to when a tornado threatened. Often wondered what some unsuspecting home owner is going to think when they try to remodel.

Yea....when they go to stick that Sawsall through the wall and suddenly end up with a "blunt instrument"...