| There's just something about log home living. With | | | | in 1935. It was seen as a way to put people to work |
| their sturdiness and security, log homes feel more like | | | | in a time when work was desperately needed. |
| a home than "just a house." Today's custom log | | | | Today, the Blue Ridge Parkway is practically |
| homes offer a rustic and historic feel, but with the | | | | synonymous with "scenic drive." People flock from all |
| amenities and architectural grace of a contemporary | | | | over to enjoy the winding splendor the Parkway |
| home. | | | | offers. |
| Log homes also seem at one with the nature that | | | | Log Homes in North Carolina - The Ultimate Combo |
| surrounds them. Imagine the sun rising over a log | | | | Log homes by themselves offer a majestic |
| home on a brisk North Carolina morning, with the | | | | environment to their owners. But when you combine |
| natural environment just stirring to life, and you'll see | | | | a luxury log home with a beautiful landscape like the |
| the appeal offered by this way of life. | | | | Blue Ridge Parkway, you reach the "nirvana" of |
| The Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina | | | | natural living. |
| "We had better design and build thoughtfully, | | | | Perhaps that's why so many people build log homes |
| sensitively, creatively, as we usher men and women | | | | in North Carolina. One area in particular draws a lot of |
| into the presence of the natural gods..." So said | | | | interest for those interested in log home living. |
| Stanley William Abbot, architect of the Blue Ridge | | | | Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and just minutes |
| Parkway, and thus was born a 469-mile stretch of | | | | from the historic Blue Ridge Parkway, lies the town |
| scenic roadway, carved through the mountains of | | | | of Boone, North Carolina. To many, the woods |
| Virginia and North Carolina. | | | | around this town of 13,000 represent a Mecca of log |
| The idea for the Blue Ridge Parkway was conceived | | | | home living. |
| during the Great Depression, and construction began | | | | |