Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Log House

Photographed by Craig Swain, January 26, 2008

1. Log House Marker

Inscription. Market Station's Log House, built in 1840 in Rectorstown, Maryland, is made entirely of native American chestnut. Upon its completion, the German builders covered the logs with clapboard and plaster. These protective refinements, usually reserved as additions for the later, more prosperous years, have helped preserve the condition of the logs over the past century and a half.

The owners eventually added a stone wing and a frame wing as the farm around the house grew to include corn sheds, hay barns, livery stables and a smoke house.

The house was occupied until 1978, when it was disassembled and its logs numbered, diagrammed for reassembly, and stored in Frederick, Maryland.

The house has been reconstructed at Market Station and reflects a typical log home of the region.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 39° 6.741′ N, 77° 33.794′ W. Marker is in Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on South Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 South Street, Leesburg

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VA 20175, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Norman-Harding Barn (a few steps from this marker); Stationmaster's House (a few steps from this marker); Dairy Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); McKimmey's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Osterburg Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); The Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tolbert Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Orion Anderson Story (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018

2. Log House Marker

The Reassembled Log House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, January 26, 2008

3. The Reassembled Log House

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018

4. Log House

Wild Hare<br>Hard Cider image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018

5. Wild Hare
Hard Cider

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,961 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on February 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on May 7, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on May 7, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.