"Pioneer Architecture

Simple, Authentic...Perfect"

After years of building restoring and living in many styles of “log homes” I found myself contemplating what we have come to with the modern log home and pondering the American dream of sitting back and enjoying the crackling fire on a cold winter night surrounded by massive logs in a quaint, cozy setting. We want to imagine the old times as we gaze at the true craftsmanship and hard labor that surrounds us, and trying to somehow feel the connection with our ancestors so long ago, however, it seems to be getting harder and harder to make that connection due to over fabrication.

With so many things in America being driven by mass production and automation, most of today’s log homes leave very little left to stir my blood. Other than the fact that they are solid wood there is little sign of the organic beauty remaining. I feel that in many cases high quality natural wood siding would have been a better choice for an authentic look. What happened to the real log cabin?

Here at Primitive Log and Timberworks, we strive for authenticity at all costs. We are going back to our roots and mass production is not a priority for us. We have spent many years restoring and relocating reclaimed historic log buildings and farm structures from the heart of pioneer America in search of some of the earliest forms of log and timber architecture.We have photographed, sketched and documented some of the most pristine examples in the country for the sake of reference, both in restoring the old and replicating with new logs to recreate the best possible representation of pioneer period log and timber buildings. We are very proud of our heritage here at Primitive and through quality craftsmanship and continuous research we pay tribute to those who struggled to carve out a home on the American frontier.