I house – side view. This Kentucky I house was built in 1844 when the family remodeled their original log house. The log house was incorporated into the ell on the back. The interior was remodeled in a late nineteenth century style and in the twentieth century, aluminum siding was added to the exterior. This house and its outbuildings were part of a family-operated farm and mill in central Kentucky.
This image and the hall and parlor image are from Historic American Buildings Survey, a collection of over a half a million drawings, photographs, and histories of 38,600 historic structures and sites, accessible online through the Library of Congress.
Photograph of Guyn House, Woodford County, Kentucky, 1933. Historic American Buildings Survey. (Courtesy Library of Congress)
Image featured in Investigating Family, Food, and Housing Themes in Social Studies by Cynthia Resor
In Kentucky, state history is taught in 4th grade. Using images of old homes, mills, and other buildings like this could help elementary students grasp the changes in how people have lived and worked over time.