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Log Homes: More Than Just A Relic Of The Past
Nov 12th
Log cabins are small villas made from logs of wood or timber. The timber used is usually unprocessed. These were the first generation houses built with a primary advantage of quick erection.It is usually impermanent and one storey at the maximum. The construction of a log cabin involves placing the logs above each other, overlapping at ends. To make it stronger, people in the past made notches on either ends of the logs. To keep the cabin weather tight the gaps were filled with dry grass.
Though the joints are becoming increasingly mechanically complex to make the structure more weather tight, the structure is still based on round logs of wood. Modern building allows nailing of the logs together which leads to a weak structure. The most important aspect of log home construction is selection of the site.
The length of one side is usually the length of a log, although this is not always the case. The roof, on the other hand, is made of a purlin structure.
Log homes are usually used as summer houses. Log cabins also have a certain political history. Former president James Buchanan was born in a log cabin. Not only that, William Harrison used log cabins during his presidential campaign to prove that he wasn’t above living like the common man. Log homes have been of various sizes but it was very robust solution to meet the needs of every man from his house. Log homes were built initially to provide warmth and a living quarters manufactured from unprocessed timber.
Log cabins have been of various sizes but it was very robust solution to meet the demands of a common man from his house. Log homes were built initially to provide warmth and a living quarters manufactured from natural timber.It soon became,a good alternative to conventional houses. And today, even after so many decades although many other architectures have emerged nothing has been able to replace those rustic looking homes built almost 50 years ago. No matter how huge the skyscrapers we see are it will never will be able to replace the essence of the log houses. The log cabins even if only one storied, still stand tall and speak of the times of our ancestors.
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Evolution Of Memphis Real Estate
Oct 29th
A series of yellow fever epidemics ravaged Memphis during the late 1800′s cutting the population in half. Everything slowed down, including building projects as the city worked hard just to survive. Homes prior to the epidemics can still be viewed, especially in the midtown area. Federal Brick architecture and Italian Villa style can be seen around Memphis. .
By the 1890s, functionality had become more important in architectural design. Unnecessary applied decorations were eliminated, buildings were to be “regular” looking rather than symmetrical, and volume was more important than mass. Modernism had begun to influence the designs of both houses and commercial business properties, including factories. Steel buildings replaced older structures along the venerable Memphis streets of Union Ave,Main st., and Madison. Other older buildings were resurfaced to appear modern. Memphis counted it’s first skyscraper by 1914. The emergence of the streetcar also allowed the first development of Memphis’s future historic home in subdivisions such as Central Gardens and Annesdale Park.
Blue collar communities established themselves in that area. Higher end properties can also been seen with expensive materials and spacious yards. Crafts man style and Greek Revival designs were prevalent in the lower level dwellings. Wood casement windows of the Prairie school can even be occassionally seen.Practical housing projects were also pursued, but the city didn’t start zoning until 1924.
Interestingly, Memphis realty and design was the first in the nation to really focus on better quality homes for more reasonable prices. The Memphis small builder’s association published a catalogue with more than a hundred design plans costing less than six grand. Also, local architects offered their services at a reduced rate. Memphis’s special interest in home ownership dates from the Great Depression.
In some ways, WW II dampened enthusiasm for modern European architectural styles. Too much negative association slowed interest in International design. A small historical oddity was the late 1950 attempt by Mies van der Rohe to restablish modern design with steel framed houses and glass curtains. Not really popular, the effort gradually died out in Memphis realty although his work can still be seen there today.
Memphis currently benefits from a slow and steady appreciation in the housing market. The city is slowly revitalizing itself, growing from the west. Older buildings are being saved with Midtown especially retaining an antebellum grace. The further east, one finds a more suburban feel with lovely country homes and acreage. While there are homes for sale in every price range, values are appreciating, and the higher the price the more the competition. With pro-sports teams, museums, year-round festivals, cultural activities, and southern ambiance, Memphis Tennessee offers a great place to settle in and raise a family.
That’s a basic description of the history of Memphis realty.
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