Robert Cleveland Log House, Heritage log house in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States.
The Robert Cleveland Log House is a large two-pen log dwelling, meaning two separate log rooms set side by side, with exterior end stone chimneys and an uncoursed stone basement. It stands on the grounds of the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, after being moved there in 1986 from east of Purlear.
The cabin was built around 1780 by Captain Robert Cleveland, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. It was relocated to the Wilkes Heritage Museum in 1986 to make it accessible to the public.
The house demonstrates frontier building methods that settlers used in this region long ago. The way the logs fit together and how the spaces are arranged becomes clear as soon as you step inside.
The cabin is located today on the grounds of the Wilkes Heritage Museum and can be visited on guided tours. Visitors should take time to explore the rooms and pay attention to the craftsmanship details throughout.
Captain Robert Cleveland, a Revolutionary War veteran, built the house; his brother was Colonel Benjamin Cleveland. The two-pen plan, with two separate log rooms and exterior stone chimneys, is a detail visitors can trace on the outside walls.
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