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A log cabin is a small house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of
log house; they were built both in rural areas and in cities in timber-rich regions,
around the world, but particularly in the northern hemisphere. Log structures
in the US were first constructed by Swedes in what is now south-east
Pennsylvania, c. 1640, and as such were not used by the first English settlers
in the United States.
There are few log cabins that date from the 18th century still standing in the
US; most were not intended as permanent dwellings and as time passed
they were often converted into out buildings for coops, animal shelter or
other utilitarian uses. When cabins were built with the intention of applying
siding, the logs were usually hewn on the outside to facilitate the application
of the siding. When logs cabins were hewn on the inside as well they often
were covered with a variety of materials, ranging from plaster
over lath, or wallpaper. Some older buildings in the American Midwest
and the Canadian Prairies are actually log structures covered with
clapboards or other materials. Nineteenth century log cabins
that were used as dwellings were occasionally first plastered on the interior.
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