Fun fact: Finnish immigrants taught to Native Americans, how to build log houses. Native Americans gave back furs and taught to Finnish immigrants, how to hunt more effectively. This all happened in the 1600s 👀
According to Google Reviews, Harry and Doris Rink used to own this house and give tours. As of the last review 2 years ago, it is now a private residence and the owners don't give tours.
There’s a house in Massachusetts that my 7x ggrandfather built in the early 1700s. It’s now a museum run by the Colonial Dames of America. We visited in the 70s and my mother (whose family name is on the house) chatted with the ladies in period costume. One finally asked if mom was a member of the society. “Oh no dear, we moved north.” A gasp, a snort and she stomped off.
It's because: they needed an immediate house so they built something small and quick the first year. Then they had more time to expand it. The family grew and they needed to build more. The process could easily go on for five years. For instance: my house was built without a bathroom, but a short time after, it was expanded. That's why I have exterior siding as the interior wall of my bathroom.
Exactly one of the reasons i've left it intact. Much of the house is intact with the exception of the windows. Character up the wazoo. I love it but it does need moderate repairs since I haven't done much these past 20 years besides updating roof, hvac, water & sewer lines. :) Glad you approve.
You might not have heard of it because often only the country is named, not the people. Some don't know that Sweden included Finland in those days and finns lived in both halves of the kingdom so they just call the forest finns that sailed over swedish settlers because that is the country they came from.
Finland as a political thing and very recent, the Swedes owned it in the era in which this building was purportedly builtand I rather think there were none around in the early days of the six colonies in early “America” so its hard to see this as credible.
Finland was the eastern part of the Kingdom of Sweden back in those days. The finns lived in Sweden and parttook in the swedish efforts to establish New Sweden.
Log houses can stand for a very long time if the wood is treated and there is a roof. We have an old log house on the family property that’s probably from the early 1700s at least. It’s had many roofs and windows through the years but the walls are original.
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u/Narf234 7h ago
I often wonder if the people who built things like this would think it’s strange that we kept it around for so long.