Jacob Kastner Loghouse Explained

Jacob Kastner Loghouse
Coordinates:	40.18°N -75.2139°W
Added:	July 15, 1996
Refnum:	96000708

The Jacob Kastner Loghouse is an historic American home that is located in Spring House in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

History and architectural features

The log house was built roughly between 1712 and 1754, and is a -story, English, single-pen-plan dwelling. It measures approximately fifteen feet wide and sixteen feet, six inches, deep and has a stone cellar. The house is covered with board and batten siding and has a purlin roof. Also located on the property is a contributing well.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-05-15. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H104012_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacob Kastner Loghouse]. 2012-05-14. Herbert W. Levy. PDF. February 1996.