Barnett Bobb House, Historical log house in downtown York, Pennsylvania.
The Barnett Bobb House is a two-story log structure with dovetailed corners demonstrating early 19th-century Pennsylvania German building methods. Its construction with stacked logs and characteristic corner joints remains clearly visible today.
The house was built in 1811 and originally stood at Pershing and College Avenues. In 1968 it was moved to its current location to prevent its destruction.
The house functions today as a museum showing how families lived during the 1830s through period furnishings and displays. Visitors can see the way rooms were arranged and what objects were part of everyday life.
The house can be visited alongside the General Horatio Gates House and Golden Plough Tavern, which are all part of the York County Heritage Trust's collection of historic buildings. It makes sense to visit all three structures to get a complete picture of the town's early history.
During restoration, just one surviving original window was used as a template to recreate all the other windows throughout the house. This careful approach helped preserve the historical accuracy of the entire structure.
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