Nothnagle Log House Source: wikipedia |
About one week ago, I read an article in a Finnish newspaper about the oldest log cabin in the USA. It was erected by the Finnish immigrants over 350 years ago. So, I think this building is worth a blog writing:
Viikko sitten luin suomalaisesta lehdestä artikkelin USA:n vanhimmasta hirsimökistä. Sen olivat pystyttäneet suomalaiset maahamuuttajat yli 350 vuotta sitten. Niinpä mielestäni tämä rakennus on blogikirjoituksen arvoinen
Nothnagle Log House, built in the mid-1600's, is the oldest still standing wooden structure in North America.
1600-luvun puolivälissä rakennettu Nothnaglen hirsitalo on vanhin puinen rakennus pohjois-Amerikassa.
This historic house is located Swedesboro-Paulsboro Road in Gibbstown in Greenwich Township , Gloucester County, New Jersey. October 2014 The original cabin measures 16 by 22 feet, which indicates that the builders were relatively wealthy.
Tämä historiallinen rakennus sijaitsee Swedesboro-Paulboro tien varressa Gibbstownissa, Greenwichin townshipissa, Cloucesterin piirikunnassa New Jereseyssä. Lokakuussa 2014 sen alkuperäisessä julkisivussa olevat halkeamat olivat korjausten kohteina. Suomalaisten rakentama hirsimökki, joka rakennettiin vuosien 1638 - 1643 välisenä aikana, lisättiin vuonna 1976 Kansallisten Historiallisten paikkojen luetteloon. Rakennuksen pystyttivät Uuden Ruotsin siirtokunnan asukkaat ja sen tulisijassa on yhä jäljellä skandivista rautaa 1590-luvulta. Tulisija on rakennettu mahdollisesti tiilistä, jotka on tuotu Pohjois-Amerikkaan laivan painolastina. Mökin alkuperäiset mitat olivat 16x22 jalkaa (5x7 metriä), mikä viestii siitä, että rakentajat olivat melko varakkaita.
The cabin is built of oak logs. Two logs were removable to provide ventilation during summer time. The logs are all constructed in what is called a "full dove-tail". It tells the builders were Finns because they were known to use dovetailed construction. The corners are carved in this angled manner as to make sure they cannot come apart. The cabin's original logs are all intact but one, which had to be replaced do to damage from ivy. Gravel was pounded between the chinks in the logs and no nails were used in the original construction. Instead of them hardwood pegs were used as fasteners. A wooden floor was built over the original dirt floor around 1730. A large addition to the original cabin was constructed in the early 18th century. People lived in the old part of the house until 1918.
Rink's are very proud of their home. Harry Rink started working on the structure already in the 1940s when his aunt and uncle owned the place.In 1968 he bought the building
On October 25, 2014, South Jersey Times reporter Rebecca Forand wrote an interesting article about this building and the repair work Rink's are doing:
6 things you might not know about the oldest log cabin in the United States, N.J.'s Nothnagle Cabin
Here is another article in Finnish
Lokakuun 25. päivä vuonna 2014 South Jersey Times-lehden toimittaja Rebecca Forand kirjoitti mielenkiintoisen artikkelin tästä rakennuksesta ja siitä korjaustyöstä, jota Rinkin perhe tekee:6 things you might not know about the oldest log cabin in the United States, N.J.'s Nothnagle Cabin
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