Muirhead House, circa 1880s

Name/Title

Muirhead House, circa 1880s

Entry/Object ID

1979.80.1

Description

Muirhead House - Is constructed of spruce logs. The ground floor is known as a floating floor. The chimney was a bracket type located in the centre of the upstairs. The structure has the saddled log gable. The ground floor has three rooms, dining room, parlor, & bedroom. The kitchen is a lean-to also of logs. The second floor has two bedrooms and a child's room. Naturally due to the dimensions of the building, the rooms are small & each has a window. This house was cribbed for moving, which means none of the logs were displaced in the relocating at the village. This house is known as the Muirhead house after the family who built it.