Samuel Hartley House from the village of Paisley in Monongahela Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Built in the Federal Period circa 1820-1840. Two story double pen with attic and basement. 18'x24' oak log structure with 18'x18' oak timber frame added shortly thereafter. Interior chimneys typical of Pennsylvania.
Album by dave horvath. 1 - 24 of 111 Total. 3670 Visits.
1 Uncovered for the first time in 200 years
2 Full front porch Two entry doors
3 Fire in the fireplace on a chilly November day
4 Fireplace based on the design of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford in 1795
5 Reference explaining the origins and superiority of the Rumford design
6 Fireplace had been plastered over
7 Roof was starting to go so house had to be saved before rotting away
8 Great source of information
9 Crown notched flush corners and wide spacing between logs are Germanic features
10 This one dispels a lot of misinformation
11 Early blacksmith-wrought nail found in log cabin and post-1800 cut nail from plaster lath and timber frame.
12 Rafters attached to log plate with mix of wrought nails (left) and cut nails (right) indicating 1800-1820.
13 Walnut window and door jams pegged to log walls
14 Pegs for log and timber frame
15 1865 map of Greene County with information on churches, schools, mills, etc.
16 Monongahela Township
17 S. Hartley is listed as operating a mill in the area
