This is the stuff dreams are made of; well...the stuff dreams are made of if you love history and the vestiges of the past left behind in our care. After years of anxiety, dropping coins in wishing wells, and reading tea leaves, the Howard Cabin is finally about to be restored. And we plan to document every step of the restoration here on the blog...so stay tuned!
The Howard Cabin will not only be restored--it will be dismantled log by log (with each log being carefully marked) and rebuilt from the ground up. It will be given a new, more stable foundation and a new chimney made of as many stones as can be salvaged from the existing chimney. Rotted logs will be replaced as needed. And new, more appropriate chinking that will help preserve the logs as well as look more authentic will be put into place. See you later, Portland cement!
Construction is set to begin on February 17th, and the Marine Schoolhouse (by virtue of its proximity to the Howard) may be unavailable at times throughout the project's duration (hopefully completed in May/June). Our local general contractor is Yeargan Construction, and our log cabin "expert" is Timber and Stone out of Fredericksburg, TX.
So what will we do with the Howard Cabin after it is restored? Keep watching to find out...
Here are some "preview" shots that show exactly why this restoration is necessary... Please click on any photo for a larger view or to control the slideshow's speed...
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