Edward Morgan Log House, Log house from 1700 in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, United States.
The Edward Morgan Log House is a two-and-a-half-story log house in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, built from white oak timbers with notched corners. A large central stone fireplace anchors the interior, and the walls show the original timber joinery that has held the structure together for over three centuries.
The house was built around 1700, shortly after Edward Morgan, a Welsh Quaker, purchased land from William Penn's representatives. It stands as one of the oldest surviving settler buildings in the region from the early colonial period.
The house shows building techniques that early Welsh settlers brought from home and adapted to the materials available in Pennsylvania. Visitors can see in the wood joints and stone construction how those craft traditions shaped every part of the building.
The house sits on Weikel Road in Towamencin Township and is accessible through guided tours run by the Welsh Valley Preservation Society. It is best to plan ahead, since tour availability changes with the season.
Edward Morgan's daughter married Squire Boone, the father of Daniel Boone, the famous American frontiersman. This means the house has a direct family connection to one of the most recognized figures of the American frontier.
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