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Architecture notebook 69: Saddlebag Log House near Big Cove in Madison County, Ala.
Saddlebag style cabin. Limestone chimney in the center. Built c. 1820-1860 near Big Cove in Madison County, Ala. -
Architecture notebook 64: Eddins-Benjamin House, moved to Burritt Museum
Eddins-Benjamin House, built c. 1810 with additions in 1930. Wood frame early 19th century vernacular style. Originally located at 28305 Shannon Dr. Ardmore, AL -
Architecture notebook ##: Log House at Burritt Museum, Huntsville, Alabama.
Burritt Museum Log House, built in the 1960s using 1840s logs only. Has breezeway in the middle. The reconstruction planned by Harvie Jones was completed in 1994 without his or any architectural guidance. Located in Huntsville, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 62: Murphey House, on Glenwood Rd., Decatur, Alabama.
Dr. William Murphey House, built c. 1818. Log and stone house renovated with the help of Trico Steel Company and the Alabama Historical Commission. Dr. Murphey owned a large plantation as well. Located on Glenwood Rd., near Decatur, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 62: Cabins, at DeSoto State Park, Mentone, Alabama.
DeSoto State Park cabins, built c. 1933. Eleven cabins were built over the course of roughly ten years. Renovated by Jones and Herrin, Architects. Located near Mentone, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 58: Childress Log House, at Ripple Lane, Big Cove, Alabama.
Childress Log House, built in 1811. Moved from original location in 1832. Owner Robert Childress had 17 children. House had asphalt siding and a Victorian style porch. Located at Ripple Lane, Big Cove, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 57: W.C. Handy Log House and Museum, in Florence, Alabama.
W.C. Handy Log House and Museum, built in the early 19th century. Home of W.C. Handy, famous blues composer born in 1873. Popular compositions such as "St. Louis Woman" and "Bride St. Blues" were composed here. It was rebuilt in the 1960s on the current site with the addition of the museum. Only the logs of the actual house remain authentic from when W.C. Handy owned the house. Located in Florence, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 54: Conger Log House, in Mulberry, Tennessee.
Conger House, built in 1805. Harvie Jones states that the 1850s is more accurate for built date due to architecture evidence. Federal period style, moved to Burritt Museum. Originally located between Fayetteville and Mulberry, Tennessee. -
Architecture notebook 51: Meals Log House, or the Meals-Spencer House, at the Burritt Museum, Huntsville, Alabama.
James Meals Log House, or the Meals-Spencer House, built c. 1840 in N. Limestone County, Alabama and restored at Burritt Museum in Huntsville, Alabama. Jesse James was rumored to have been at the wedding of Margaret Meals, daughter of James Meals, and Thomas Alexander Adkins in 1876 before the payroll robbery in Muscle Shoals. -
Architecture notebook 42: Clark-Chandler Cabin, Monte Sano, in Huntsville, Alabama.
Clark-Chandler Cabin, built in the 1840s. Moved and rebuilt in the 1970s at Burritt Museum. Logs and possibly stones are original, rest of the materials are from the rebuild in the 1970s. Located on Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama.