Great Smoky Mountains National Park holds one of the best collections of log buildings in the eastern United States. Over 90 historic structures - houses, barns, outbuildings, churches, schools, and grist mills - have been preserved or rehabilitated in the park. Contents: 1. A Sense of Place: Life in the Great Smoky Mountains; The Architectural Potluck; It Started With An Axe. 2. Mountain Homes: Log Cabins; Sawn Log Houses; Mixed Buildings; Framed and Boxed Buildings. 3. Barns and Other Outbuildings: Barns; Blacksmith Shops; Chicken Houses; Pig Pens. 4. Preserving the Harvest: Root Cellars and Tater Holes; Apple Houses; Smokehouses; Springhouses; Corncribs; Grist Mills. Glossary.
