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Froman House During the 1790’s, the original single room, or Pen, log house was converted to a two story dogtrot log house. The dogtrot log house was a Scotch-Irish and German building type, and was constructed in most mild or warm climate states from the early 1700’s until after the Civil War. Rooms were called Pens. Typical sizes of Pens were 16 ft square, or 16 ft wide by 24 feet long. In many cases, such as the Froman House, single Pens were originally constructed and additional Pens added at a later date as the family grew. The central breezeway, or dogtrot, afforded both shade and privacy. In the Froman House, the dogtrot is now the central hallway with a stairway to the upper level. |
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For the purposes of illustration, we have included a photo of the Elijah Clark Dogtrot Log House located in Lincoln, Georgia. This log house represents one of the finest reconstructions of the Dogtrot Log House in America. It also illustrates one of the predominate architectural features found in many southern homes, that being the detached kitchen. In this photo, the kitchen is located to the rear of the main log structure.
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Through the course of time, the house and farm saw many owners and just as many changes. According to court records, the original Jacob Froman farm encompassed 1,670 acres. Since that time, parcels of the farm have changed ownership 28 times. Starting in 1808, Jacob began selling parcels to various individuals. One of these purchasers was Jessie Robards. This is somewhat interesting since Jessie’s brother was Lewis Robards, husband of Rachel Donelson. Rachel earned her place in history by marrying President Andrew Jackson in 1791 while still married to Lewis.
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