Rescued Structures
Fallsington Log House
After many years and much debate, the Fallsington
Log House has been dismantled and put in storage by The Foundation
for Historic Building Rescue, Inc. In addition, it is in the
process of being sold to Falls Township/Historic Fallsington.
The Foundation commends the Walker Family for doing the right
thing by allowing The Foundation to dismantle and find it a proper
new home where it can be enjoyed by future generations.
 Background Information:
Over 15 years ago, Jeff Marshal from the Bucks County Conservancy
identified this significant historic artifact when the Walkers
were looking to have it removed from their property. Fortunately,
the family took their time and, thanks to Jeff Walker, contacted
The Foundation. From the beginning, the fate of this historic
structure had been up in the air and sometimes even controversial
(see "News Items" section for more information). During
this time, the Bucks County Courier Times wrote several
articles asking that the log house stay in Bucks County. In addition,
Channel 6 ABC Action News Anchor, Sally Ann Mosey, interviewed
Mike, Jeff Marshal and the Walker family for an Action News Special
that aired the week of June 21, 2001.
 Current
Status:
Originally, the log house was thought to be as old as 1683. However,
The Foundation recently had a dendrochronology analysis completed
to establish an accurate date of 1794-95. Dendrochronology is
the science of dating and analyzing annual growth rings in trees.
On August 15, 2001, William J. Callahan, a dendrochronology consultant,
extracted 12 wood core samples from various location in the Fallsington
Log House. The wood core samples were then processed using well-established
methods of dendrochronology including the use of COFECHA, a computer
program which employs a sliding correlation method to identify
probable cross-dates between tree-ring series. Through this precise
testing, analysis and research, William J. Callahan and Dr. Edward
R. Cook established that the oak timbers of Fallsington Log House
provide evidence for a construction date of 1794-95.
FUTURE PLANS:
Possible restoration proposals for the Fallsington Log House
include plans to rebuild the structure only a few hundred yards
away from where it was discovered.
Stay tuned for updates as this exciting story continues to
unfold!
This is a similar Log Cabin currently restored in Historic Fallsington.
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