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Posted on 02/20/2018 10:35:59 AM PST by mairdie
The oldest standing log cabin the US - including George Washington-era artifacts - has been put on sale for $2.9 million.
Nothnagle Log House was built around 1640 by Finnish settlers in the New Sweden Colony along the Delaware.
The territory was taken over by the Dutch in 1655, but the magnificent 375-year-old oak cabin still stands in what is now New Jersey.
It is owned and operated as a tour site by Harry Rink, 88, and his wife Doris, 75, of Greenwich Township.
They are now looking for a buyer willing to accept their unique demands. The new owner would manage the property, but Harry and Doris would continue living in it and hosting their free tours.
The couple decided on this after having a discussion about what might happen to the house if they die.
Christina Huang, the realtor who listed the property, added: 'Because of all the artifacts and antiques that come with the house, it is probably worth well over $2.9 million,' pointing to furniture, clothing and other collectibles from the 17th and 18th centuries.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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Very cool! I imagine Brits at the Daily Fail writing “there were Finns in the American colonies???” Try telling them there were the Dutch.
Bet those ADA ramps weren’t part of the original build.
I admit I’m confused by the Finnish settlers description. I only knew of the settlement as Swedish. I had an 8th ggf who was Vice-Director of the colony 1658-64, after the Dutch took it over. Absolutely fascinating to see an interior so well preserved or rebuilt.
Nice, but not very livable by today’s standards, even for Section 8.
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I’m betting they’re living in the larger structure attached to the one room cabin.
The Fairbanks House in Dedham,MA is the c. same age-——wood frame though,not log cabin.
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1). DM is excerpt only for a reason. Including the images.
2). Please quit spamming images on your threads. Bandwidth ain’t free.
Thanks
Can anyone tell me why the moderator removed the pictures? They’re by Caters New Agency, which I hadn’t heard was ever on the banned list.
Interesting...but gutters and downspouts?
Sweden controlled Finland at the time, the settlers were probably ethnic Finns.
Thanks for the explanation.
welcome...
I remember being an innocent 18 year old living next door to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, which is levels and levels of roofs. I ran out in a rainstorm to watch the water cascade from roof to roof, only to learn about rain gutters. Such a disappointment.
Quaint house, looks like a neat place to visit and explore.
But, the gutters do stick out like a sore thumb.
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