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Log Cabins in Winston-Salem, NC

Log cabins and log houses on the record near you, the oldest kind of house still standing in many counties.

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The Winston-Salem, NC metro area has about 712,206 residents, ranking 85th in the country. Some of these sites are open to visitors, some are private, and some are ruins. All of them are on the record, and all of them can be seen from the public way.

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On the record near Winston-Salem, NC

The 12 nearest

20 listed sites on the record match log cabins within 200 miles of Winston-Salem, NC, out of 181 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Cleveland, Robert, Log House51 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Purlear · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Brinegar Cabin55 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Whitehead · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
McCurdy Log House57 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Concord · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
Irvin-Hamrick Log House96 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Boiling Springs · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Edward F. Worst Craft Cabin (Craft House)105 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Penland · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
Foster's Log Cabin Court136 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Woodfin · listed 2017National Register of Historic Places
Country Cabin146 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Norton · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
Terrace Park Girl Scout Cabin150 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Big Stone Gap · listed 2007National Register of Historic Places
Gilliland, William S., Log Cabin and Cemetery172 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Charleston · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Faith Cabin Library at Anderson County Training School175 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Pendleton · listed 2012National Register of Historic Places
Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College177 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Seneca · listed 2012National Register of Historic Places
Mollett, Ben, Cabin180 miles from the center of Winston-Salem · Building · Williamsport · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Winston-Salem, NC. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Log Cabins in Winston-Salem, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Winston-Salem, NC ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Winston-Salem, NC?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Winston-Salem

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Winston-Salem, NC the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Winston-Salem, NC are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.