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Horizontal Log Structure

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1861 - 1956

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A process of construction that using log that have not been altered much from their original shape. The structure is made by stacking logs parallel to the ground, securing them through various means and then filling in any cracks. This was the traditional way log structures were built and both the interior and exterior will be textured with the rounded shape of logs.

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  • Big House, Fort Edmonton
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John Walter Houses
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