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Identifying feature

Log construction

Walls of whole logs stacked horizontally, with notches cut near the ends so the logs interlock at the corners. It is traditional in Scandinavia, Russia and North American frontier cabins.

a sign of these styles

Ballenberg Open-Air Museum, Hofstetten, Switzerland: an example of Alpine Vernacular Alpine Vernacular c. 1600–present Chalets: wide low-pitched roofs with huge overhangs, stacked timber walls, and carved balconies. Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming: an example of Rustic (Parkitecture) Rustic (Parkitecture) c. 1900–1940 National park rustic: whole-log columns, boulder chimneys, and great lodge halls that look grown from the landscape. Borgund Stave Church, Borgund, Norway: an example of Scandinavian Vernacular Scandinavian Vernacular c. 1000–present Log and carved timber buildings under steep roofs, sometimes topped with turf, painted deep red.

also seen on

A-Frame

often seen with

Shingle siding Wood shingles, small overlapping pieces of split or sawn wood, covering the outer walls as well as the roof. Steep gable The triangular upper part of an end wall, framed by the two slopes of a steep roof. Carved wood ornament Decorative shapes cut into a building's wooden parts, such as brackets (supports under the eaves), porch… Deep eave overhang Roof edges, called eaves, that extend well beyond the walls. Knee brace A short diagonal support, usually wood, fixed between a wall and the underside of a roof overhang. Prominent chimney A large chimney built on an exterior wall, often of patterned brick or grouped into clusters of stacks… Balustrade A railing made of a row of short, shaped posts called balusters, topped by a rail. Clapboard siding Long, narrow horizontal wooden boards called clapboards, each overlapping the one below, nailed over a wood…