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Item 9809

Hammond house, ca. 1830

Contributed by: L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage Date: circa 1830 Location: Van Buren; Van Buren Media: Hand hewn logs with shingle siding

Item 9813

Roy House (Maison Roi), Van Buren, ca. 1990

Contributed by: L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage Date: circa 1790 Location: Van Buren; Van Buren Media: Hand hewed logs

Item 9810

Ouellette house, Van Buren, ca. 1850

Contributed by: L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage Date: circa 1850 Location: Van Buren Media: Hand hewn logs, boarded walls

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… mortised together for cabin construction and hand hewn cedar shingles were used for roofing. Everything from furniture to sleighs were made from…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Much of the framing consisted of hand-hewn 6"x6" timbers with wooden pegs. One can imagine A.C. Savage and/or his neighbors fashioning those logs…"