| Western civilization's history is often an inspiration for | | | | being comfortably surrounded by modern amenities. |
| many people. Architects are no different. Many | | | | As yesterday's Western World moved forward a |
| homes built are modeled after what western | | | | New World opened. The designs of medieval Europe |
| civilization has presented. The homes built in medieval | | | | were brought to America. The charm of the colonial |
| Europe and early America are used by some | | | | house plans allow the builder to build a home where |
| architects as models for today's homes. Planners and | | | | today's homeowner feels as if they are living in the |
| architects are able to take the unique plans from the | | | | colony of Massachusetts instead of the state of |
| past and add to them. The homeowner is given the | | | | Massachusetts. These house plans unite medieval |
| opportunity to have a historically inspired house with | | | | Europe and your thought with colonial times. |
| modern conveniences. These modern house plans are | | | | Uniting a historical and rustic time with today is the |
| drawn to honor the designers of the past and to | | | | goal of the contractor or homeowner who utilizes log |
| work for the contemporary citizen. | | | | cabin house plans. These plans take history and rustic |
| One type of plan that is used in the United States is | | | | living and move it forward to contemporary times. |
| based on medieval European homes. | | | | Today's homeowner can lose him or herself in the |
| English cottage house plans incorporate the old world | | | | charm of the log cabin. He or she can feel as if they |
| charm of a time when kings and queens ruled England | | | | are a rugged mountain person and live with modern |
| and commoners enjoyed a nice fire to warm | | | | conveniences. There seems to be no limit to the |
| themselves. The cottages that the peasants lived in | | | | historical charm and the awesome splendor of log |
| were not large, but were comfortably functional. | | | | "cabins." The inspiration of the mountain history is |
| Today, an English cottage plan allows the homeowner | | | | useful to the plan's designer and the homeowner. |
| a unique sense of living in yesterday's world while | | | | |