Davis House - Smoky Mountains
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Davis House - Smoky Mountains
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This old log cabin is part of the Mountain Farm Museum at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee, North Carolina entrance.
Built around 1899, it took John Davis almost two years to complete the home. Even though sawmill produced lumber was easy to obtain and framed construction was in fashion, Davis decided to build a traditional log house. He constructed it out of chestnut logs, splitting the logs in half and using them in matched positions on opposite walls. They were half-dovetail notched to lock them in place. He was quite a talented woodworker, even using hand-split boards instead of clay to seal the cracks between the logs.
The home was initially built in the Indian Creek/Thomas Divide area, north of Bryson City, NC, it was moved to the museum to preserve some of the cultural heritage of the Smokies.
Copyright 2020 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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June 17th, 2020
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