Brewer Log House

entire history, the wall logs are in sound condition. The steeple notch being universal before that time, and 2) the Originally, as now, the house was entered through a central doors, to the west, is a partition wall with central door opening into a smaller room which served as a kitchen. kitchen was a small bedroom with fireplace, the partition wall APR_4 1 1974 CONDITION Excellent REGISTER NATIONAL having apparently been centered over the lower partition.

construction technique allowed a wide overhanging eave line well drained and has had good maintenance for apparently its room contains a fireplace and corner stairwell..Above the The basic alterations affecting Fair The Brewer log house has had its two frame additions and logs are half-dovetailed at the corners which in Ohio means fall well within the range of restoration. in which the eaves were formed, more common to brick or stone the west gable;2) One window enlarged into a doorway, second and plastered. door was a rear door leading to outbuildings and a barn. was common with steeple notched houses after ca 1825.The the log structure are:i) One doorway cut for an addition on (Check One) with a minimum of framing: Good on the ends of the joists rather than the plates.

This The remaining large bedroom, and joists, rafters, sheathing, and flooring were cut by a vertical Both This These alterations RECEIVED fireplace, would have been the same size as the living room on and overhang the plate logs;and the rafters bear directly siding removed. Because the building stands cn a knoll and is that 1) the house was most certainly built after ca i825,the PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian | - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 1834 - Urban Planning - Other (Specify) STATEMENT OF

Iew are worth restoration due to factors of condition, site, period of time, and in a geographical location, that laic The choice was a substantial log, rather than trame APR 1 11974 SIGNIFICANCE Commerce Conservation Engineering losophy Aboriginal Communications Transportation Music Literature Theater Religion/Phi Prehistoric Science itarian REGISTER Agriculture NATIONAL Landscape Invention Education Sculpture Political That the house proved successful to the original and later no restrictions on house design or technique of construction.

The Brewer house is representative of Ohio vernacular Military The fact that four fireplaces were provided reflects a sense thousand log houses,of all periods,standing in the state, Industry of the l9th century and that it is in sound enough condition owners is shown by the careful alterations it received. of comfort not always associated with earlier log houses. architecture at its best in terms of log construction. Social/Human- or owner attitude. Art The Brewer house was built during a Though there are still several The Significance of the Brewer log house is, simply,that to permit restoration.T brick or stone, house (considerations of cost Ohio Historz, vol. 80, no's 3-4 (Summer, Autumn, 1972).