Appalachian Woods Blog

One of our more recent projects will be a rather unique one and a project that hits close to home. The Hochstetler family recently had the opportunity to purchase the childhood home of Rachel (Yoder) Hochstetler. The home is an almost 160 year old log cabin made from some exceptionally large elm logs.

Rachel Hochstetler checking out the cabin

Mrs. Hochstetler, her parents and thirteen of her siblings moved into the cabin (and adjoining structure) in 1959 when she was nine years old. The Yoders lived in the house for many years until 2006 when it was sold from the family name.
On March 30-31 of this year Rachel, her husband Jonas and son Raymond traveled to St. Mary’s, Ontario to begin the process. Each log was individually marked for reassembly and many pictures were taken for the reassembly of the cabin. The cabin has since been dismantled and shipped to our Stuart Draft, VA facility where the logs will be treated and prepped for reaasembly.

To read a recent article that was published in the Journal Argus and also the Regional Country News in St Marys click here.