Hand-hewer Stephen Smith, pictured here with his broad ax, recently spoke at an event put on by the Cumberland Historical Society. Eloise Goldsmith / The Forecaster Six years ago, Stephen Smith of ...

Courtesy of Chris Brown To step inside George Jutras’ cabin is to step back in time nearly a century. On the wall, the calendar always reads 1935 — the year the cabin was built. The hand-hewn log ...

One hundred and ten original logs survived from the first Protestant Church west of the Mississippi River, Old Bethel Baptist Church. "From these hand hewn poplar logs many people came together and ...

Built around 1828, this log cabin is the oldest European-built home still standing in Harris County, Georgia. From hand-hewn logs and pegged beams to original fireplaces and later early additions, the ...

Authentic hand-hewn log homes that date back to the 1800s are few and far between in northern Illinois. Those that might have been built in this area back then have long since been torn down and ...