Figures of men crawled out of the holes, or disappeared into them, or, on raised platforms of
hand-hewn timber, windlassed the thawed gravel to the surface, where it immediately froze.
Cooper and Greenlaw--on what is called the Hill Ranch they left two of their dead, "Little Lillie" and "Little David," who rest to-day inside a tiny square of
hand-hewn palings.
Inter they climbed the earthquake racked belfry, noting the
hand-hewn timbers; and in the gallery, discovering the pure quality of their voices, Saxon, trembling at her own temerity, softly sang the opening bars of "Jesus Lover of My Soul." Delighted with the result, she leaned over the railing, gradually increasing her voice to its full strength as she sang:
"The barn would be suitable for all ages and offers fresh, natural surroundings with the strength of local limestone and
hand-hewn timbers."
It has
hand-hewn beams and historical interior features preserved by three families over three centuries.
The sawtooth piece with
hand-hewn pilasters was hand built by Chryl's grandfather, Lee Beard, in Wayne County in 1901.
Features include exposed brickwork, half-timbering and thick
hand-hewn beams that top the main living areas.
It was also being built from raw clay and
hand-hewn trees.
Be sure to check out its East Gate, designed in the rustic picturesque style using
hand-hewn logs and stone, constructed in the 1930s as a relief project.
The earliest barns are built with timbers
hand-hewn to shape, and you can see the rough chopping marks of an axe.
Decorative stone ply gem and stained wood panels made up the interior walls, creating a
hand-hewn look throughout the house.