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Origin of Log Homes
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The earliest known written description of a log cabin is found in a treatise called De Architectura, written by Roman architect Vitruvius Pollio around 30 BC.
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However, the log cabin we are familiar with today originated in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Northern Russia during the Bronze Age in 3,500 BC. Log cabins were widespread across Europe for thousands of years before they arrived in North America.
Log cabins were brought to the Delaware River Region by Swedish and Finnish pioneers during the early 17th century, and quickly became a valuable asset to the settlers of North America. The Scandinavian architecture was soon borrowed by other pioneers, who were intrigued at the relative simplicity of the construction technique.
