Mordecai Kelly Log Cabin | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Mordecai Kelly Log Cabin

Mordecai Kelly Log Cabin | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Exterior of the Mordecai Kelly log cabin, built by Mordecai himself in the late 1840's. The article attached to the photograph reads: "The aging tree stands like a sentinel, with limbs stretched out as though to protect the old house of hand-hewn logs. Note the axe-work at the corners of the house where the logs were notched. The house and tree stand five miles west of Monroe, Wisconsin, on Highway 11. The name on the mailbox is George R. Ellefson, but there was no one home when Photographer Bob Boyd stopped by. But now the occupants will know that someone else besides themselves thinks their home is beautiful."
DESCRIPTION
Exterior of the Mordecai Kelly log cabin, built by Mordecai himself in the late 1840's. The article attached to the photograph reads: "The aging tree stands like a sentinel, with limbs stretched out as though to protect the old house of hand-hewn logs. Note the axe-work at the corners of the house where the logs were notched. The house and tree stand five miles west of Monroe, Wisconsin, on Highway 11. The name on the mailbox is George R. Ellefson, but there was no one home when Photographer Bob Boyd stopped by. But now the occupants will know that someone else besides themselves thinks their home is beautiful."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:39952
Creation Date: 1945
Creator Name:Boyd, Robert (Bob) J.
City:Monroe
County:Green
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Place File*
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PF Monroe.14
Original Dimensions:7.75 x 9.25 inches
SUBJECTS
Outdoor photography
Trees
Architecture, Domestic
Log cabins
Cities and towns

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