Mountain Log Homes

With the season approaching its autumn glory, many people are heading to mountains for the turning leaves, cooler temperatures and prospect of a roaring fire in a cozy log cabin. While this is a temporary getaway for some, for others it’s a lifelong dream.

Honest Abe Log Homes has seen a lot of dreams come true over 40 years, and a lot of those have been in the form of a mountain log cabin.

Below you’ll find a sample of Honest Abe homeowners who live in the mountains just like they always wanted. Click on their story to find out more about how they made their dream come true, and browse through the gallery of their forever home.

The Smokies

Two completely custom homes in the Great Smoky Mountains were built after the 2016 fires that destroyed 2,460 structures and 17,136 acres of land around Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Danny and Tia Suiter’s Smoky Mountain house was created as a reproduction of the original structure destroyed by the mountain fires as a retreat for their family, but they also offer it as a rental so others can enjoy views of America’s oldest mountains. Read more…

Zach Dollish’s family also lost a beloved vacation home during the fires in the Great Smoky Mountains. Read how the seven-room home was rebuilt using a completely custom plan and why Zach now makes it available for others to enjoy. See the cabin…

Virginia

Virginia’s mountains and valleys hold desirable locations for log cabin and timber frame home lovers.

In Virginia’s Drew and Jo Ann Hodges have the 360-degree view of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains they had imagined all their lives from their 15-room Honest Abe Log home created from the Castlerock plan. Read their story…

The Honest Abe Highlander floor plan was modified to create the Roseland, Virginia, mountain home of Wayne and Cindy Parent. See their home…

On Smith Mountain Lake near Union Hall, Virginia, Linda and Chuck Howlett’s, 10-room home built from the Madison floor plan offers the best of the mountains and the lake. Browse their photos…

North Carolina

The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina draw many retirees whose desire is to see the mountains from their windows.

Gayle and Evan Peterson built their 3,250-square-foot log cabin for retirement at Grandview Peaks near Nebo, N.C. from an original plan developed by Gayle. Read their story…

Doug and Noreen Williams positioned their Honest Abe Log Homes’ home built from the Clearbrook plan to capture mountain views in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Ashville, N.C. Learn how they did it…

Article by Claudia Johnson, Director of Marketing, Honest Abe Log Homes

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