Low and behold this cabin built around 1810 is about 15 minutes drive from my house. It's located on a dead end road. I found it driving around in the country last weekend with my wife.
The owner and his wife were at home and i stopped and talked to him. He had all the shutters / windows and doors open with a fire in the fireplace. He came outside in shorts and a teeshirt and said it was hot in there. The shutter hardware was all orginal and looked like it was hand made. The cabin is completely off grid, a mere 2 rooms, a loft bedroom, and completely open on the main floor. There is a one holer out back.
Just really cool to see a house built on a stacked stone foundation so long ago, still standing and being lived in even today. Todays building materials simply dont compare to the way they built houses back in the 1800's
The owner and his wife were at home and i stopped and talked to him. He had all the shutters / windows and doors open with a fire in the fireplace. He came outside in shorts and a teeshirt and said it was hot in there. The shutter hardware was all orginal and looked like it was hand made. The cabin is completely off grid, a mere 2 rooms, a loft bedroom, and completely open on the main floor. There is a one holer out back.
Just really cool to see a house built on a stacked stone foundation so long ago, still standing and being lived in even today. Todays building materials simply dont compare to the way they built houses back in the 1800's