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HOUSEHOLD
Step onto the breezeway of the Double Pen House, the second generation's living
quarters. The log home is typical of mid-19th century farmhouses, which were
built for comfort during Tennessee's hot, humid summers. During the hottest months, families relaxed in the cool summer
breeze by eating meals, preserving food or sewing on the airy porch.
As crisp days of fall progressed into winter's cold, the square log rooms on
either side of the breezeway provided cozy warmth.
 The Single Pen House was the farm's oldest
household. In Stewart County, many "yeoman" class farmers were non-slave holders. Instead, the farms were worked by an extended family, a kinship system of two generations that might include a brother in-law, cousins or other relatives by marriage.
Click the photos below to experience the sounds of an 1850 farmhouse.(Audio files are in .AU format, which your browser should automatically play upon clicking.)
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