Mill Bridge

 

 

NAME SIZE AGE LOCATION
Mill Bridge 22'x30' two story circa 1880 Mill Bridge, NC
STATUS LOGS SPECIES NOTCHES
available 5"x9" hewn 4 sides pine / oak half dovetailed
NOTES
Large and remarkably well preserved two story house near historic Mill Bridge, NC.

Full two story with 9' ceilings downstairs and 7' upstairs.  Logs have been covered in siding for a long time and have brown patina.  Original window openings; early 20th century windows with bubble glass.  Original well worn staircase; lot's of old wide board and batten doors. Joists from three floors.  Tongue-in-groove pine flooring throughout.  Wide board pine planks from partitions, roof structure.

This is a one of the largest footprint log houses we have encountered!

 

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Front and right

Left side with old brick chimney.

Left and rear, showing addition

Chimney side wall and 2x8 second floor joists

Exterior log exposed. Beautiful original patina.

Logs and original floor joists

Same wall retouched with 'chinking' to show proportions of logs.

Upstairs wall

'Stripes' are from plaster lath

Plaster covered interior walls

Gaps are filled with wooden 'chinks'

Average 9"x5" log walls

Well worn stairase

Staircase and nook underneath

6" pine flooring

Closeup of 6" tongue in groove pine flooring

Another view of pine flooring

First floor joists

Misc wide pine boards included.

Pine boards on 2nd story ceiling

One of several pine batten doors and mantle

Roof boards and pole rafters

 

 

 
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