| Constructed in 1885, the Meador Homestead is double-pen dog-trot log cabin with two massive end fireplaces. The house was constructed of massive hand-hewn pine logs joined with dove-tail notches. The open center dog-trot is 8 feet wide and 16 feet long and the house has wide covered porches on both the front and back. These features allowed optimal use of outdoor living space. A line of cedar trees marks the old road to from Ramsey Springs to Gordonsville, now known as Hattiesburg. The lush camellias and azaleas were planted as a living memorial to a past owner’s wife. Meador Homestead is historically significant for association with settlement of the Piney Woods and architecturally significant as a well-preserved example of a log dog-trot house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic places on November 5, 2010. Dean Meador Smith, the homeowner, wrote the nomination. |