Pictures of the Log House Before and During Dismantling
August, 1995 - SCHS Members Tour The Log House with Glen Harper, District
Coordinator of the Historic Preservation Office of The Ohio Historical Society. Harper confirms
that the double-log house is a log and chink structure typical of the time period of
Anthony Shane, making it historically and architecturally significant.
August, 1995 - The double-log house features a narrow stairway to the second level.
August 1995 - Harper looked for features like this hand-hewn roof truss to
authenticate the time period.
August, 1995 - A view to the North on what once was the Anthony Shane Reserve.
A tiny dot on the map of the time period indicates a double-log dwelling at the turn of Shane Road,
which continues to the North as a dirt lane leading to an abandoned bridge.
October, 1996 - The money was raised, the harvest taken off, and the dismantling of the
double-log house began with the removal of the added-on sections and surrounding brush.
Late Summer, 1997 - The outer wood siding is removed.
Late Summer, 1997 - Volunteer workers and an Amish construction team dismantled the log house
and marked each piece like a puzzle. Logs and bricks are shown here.
Late Summer, 1997 - All that remains at the original site is a pile of burned rubbish. As this
takes place, a brand-new cement foundation is poured in Shane's Park.
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Last Updated
04/17/2006