You wouldn’t expect to see a log cabin in the Chicago suburbs, but one is there, and has been since 1920. Most likely, a log cabin would have looked a little more at home in the era it was built.

While searching for a new home a few years ago, my wife and I toured a log cabin for rent in the mountains of western North Carolina. It was built with historic reclaimed wood, and the long, stacked ...

Log cabins have roots in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, dating as far back as 3,500 B.C., followed by European settlers constructing these primitive homes in America starting in the 17th century.