Description: This photograph shows a group of four log cabins probably on one of the Lake Erie Islands, as they were grouped with other photos from that area. The Lake Erie Islands are a chain of archipelagic islands in Lake Erie. Most islands that are large enough are popular tourist attractions with car ferries running from the mainland and between some islands and some small airports and numerous private marinas offering other ways to reach the islands. Grape growing and wineries were once the mainstay of the economy. Kelleys Island is heavily forested and has replaced them almost entirely, but still relies heavily on its limestone quarries. South Bass Island is more developed and still has a few large vineyards and is a popular vacation and recreation spot; it is often referred to as the “Key West of Lake Erie”. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_005_001
Subjects: Lake Erie Islands (Ohio); Tourism--Ohio; Log cabins--United States
Places: Lake Erie Islands (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a group of four log cabins probably on one of the Lake Erie Islands, as they were grouped with other photos from that area. The Lake Erie Islands are a chain of archipelagic islands in Lake Erie. Most islands that are large enough are popular tourist attractions with car ferries running from the mainland and between some islands and some small airports and numerous private marinas offering other ways to reach the islands. Grape growing and wineries were once the mainstay of the economy. Kelleys Island is heavily forested and has replaced them almost entirely, but still relies heavily on its limestone quarries. South Bass Island is more developed and still has a few large vineyards and is a popular vacation and recreation spot; it is often referred to as the “Key West of Lake Erie”. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_010_001
Subjects: Lake Erie Islands (Ohio); Tourism--Ohio; Log cabins--United States
Places: Lake Erie Islands (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Completed in 1805 by Zachariah DeWitt, this two-story log homestead is the oldest building in Oxford Township and one of the oldest remaining log structures in Ohio. Located on Miami University land and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, it has been under the care of the Oxford Museum Association since 1973. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07520
Subjects: National Register of Historic Places; Land settlement--Ohio; Log cabins;
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph titled "The old log cabin in Beechwold." This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, between 1912 and 1938, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_048
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; Log cabins; Columbus (Ohio)--History
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: In 1772, David Zeisberger, a missionary of the Moravian Church, established the village of Schoenbrunn on the Tuscarawas River, near present-day New Philadelphia. The word Schoenbrunn means "beautiful spring" in German. The purpose of this community was to provide Moravian missionaries a place to teach Christianity to Native Americans residing in Ohio. At its greatest size, Schoenbrunn had a population of four hundred Christian natives, mostly Delaware Indians, and more than sixty buildings, including the first school and Christian church built in Ohio. During the American Revolution, facing harassment from both the English and the Americans , Zeisberger and his followers abandoned Schoenbrunn in early 1778. They held a final service in the church, after which they tore down their house of worship to prevent its desecration. Schoenbrunn has since been rebuilt and is administered as an historic site by the Ohio Historical Society. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F02_005_001
Subjects: Building, Wooden--Conservation and restoration; Schoenbrunn (Ohio)--History; Log Cabins; Tuscarawas County (Ohio)--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photo features a student at the Ohio State School using her hands to explore a scaled model of a log cabin to build a mental image of the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F04_17_001
Subjects: Models; Schools--Ohio; Students; Log Cabins; Ohio State School for the Blind; Blind--Education--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Old log cabin - first house built in Dayton, Ohio 1796." Colonel George Newcom, one of Dayton's first settlers, constructed this two-story log house in 1796. The original house consisted of one room upstairs and one room on the ground floor. In 1798, a two-story addition was added. Since the tavern was a large two-story building, it soon became the center of village activity, as well as overnight lodging for travelers. The first court sessions were held in the tavern, and it served as a place for school and church services. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F08_023_1
Subjects: Taverns (Inns)--Ohio; Historic buildings--Ohio--Dayton; Log cabins--Ohio--Dayton; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works; Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Patterson, Robert, 1753-1827; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Sitting room in old Huffman House - from Springfield folder." This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of the interior of The Jacob Huffman House, built in 1829. Jacob Huffman settled in the Springfield, Ohio area when his parents moved in 1802, from their native state of Virginia. His first home was a hewed log cabin, considered one of the best in the county. Jacob was a skilled stone mason and laid the foundations of many houses and barns throughout Springfield County, and eventually built himself a substantial stone home, notable in that it required no plaster for the interior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F12_005_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Interiors; Log cabins--United States
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: A postcard of Onstot's Cooper Shop and Residence at the Lincoln's New Salem State Park Historic Site in New Salem, Illinois. Henry Onstot was the local cooper or barrel maker for the residents of New Salem, including Abraham Lincoln. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F04_004
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Log cabins; Historic sites Ohio
 

Description: A black and white postcard of Henry Onstot’s Cooper Shop and Residence located at the Lincoln's New Salem State Park Historic Site in New Salem, Illinois. Lincoln’s New Salem is a reconstructed historic site preserving the village of New Salem from the 1830s, during which Abraham Lincoln resided for six years during his twenties. Henry Onstot was the local cooper or barrel maker for the residents of New Salem. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F04_024
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Log cabins; Historic sites Ohio
Places: New Salem (Illinois); Menard County (Illinois)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Kemper House, a two story, double-pen log cabin that was built by Reverend James Kemper in 1804 to house his family. The Kemper family lived in the home until 1897, and the structure was moved to the Cincinnati Zoo in 1912. Kemper was a prominent clergyman and educator in Ohio's early settlement, and the house represents early Ohio architecture. It was moved again in 1981, and is now operated as part of Heritage Village Museum at Sharon Woods Park in Sharonville, Ohio. Reverse reads: "Kemper Log Cabin now at zoo Cincinnati Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F06_008_001
Subjects: Log cabins; Cincinnati Zoo; Architecture--Ohio; Settlement
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The James A. Garfield House in Moreland Hills. This is where the president spent his childhood. He was born on November 19, 1831 in Moreland Hills to Abram and Eliza (Ballou) Garfield. He was the last "log cabin" president. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06563
Subjects: Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881; Presidents--United States; Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Log cabins
Places: Moreland Hills (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)